Kim Jong Un makes 4th China trip ahead of potential Trump summit

Visit comes days after Kim warned the U.S. he may take an alternative path

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wife Ri Sol Ju inspect an honour guard before leaving Pyongyang for a visit to China on Jan 7. (KCNA/Reuters)

KIM JAEWON and YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writers

SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on a four-day visit to China, a trip that comes ahead of a potential second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Kim is visiting at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and is accompanied by wife Ri Sol Ju as well as Workers' Party of Korea Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol, the point man in the negotiations with the U.S., North Korea's Korean Central News Agency said.

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