Kim Jong Un secretly visited Beijing this week for top-level meetings with Chinese president Xi Jinping — and it turns out it was a lavish and luxuriant affair.
While China touted this as an "unofficial visit," photos released on Wednesday by state news agency KCNA showed a grand trip filled with gourmet meals, wine, and performances.
Take a look inside the opulent visit:
Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing in an armoured train on Monday. It's not clear whether this was his first stop in China. Japan's Kyodo news agency reported that a "special train" passed through Dandong, a Chinese city on North Korea's border.
Source: Kyodo News
Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, greeted Kim and his wife, Ri Sol Ju. This was Kim's first overseas trip since becoming North Korean leader, and the first time Xi and Kim met face to face.
Xi and Kim also inspected honour guards — a common practice during state visits, even though that's not what China called it.
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