Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un reboot alliance with talks and mausoleum visit
by Justin McCurry and agencies from on (#4HHYS)
Hopes that first visit by Chinese leader in 14 years will heal rift over Pyongyang's nuclear programme
Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un have held talks at the start of the Chinese president's historic trip to North Korea, rebooting a troubled alliance as Xi and the North Korean leader face their own challenges from Donald Trump.
Xi's two-day visit is the first by a Chinese leader to North Korea in 14 years, after relations between the cold war-era allies deteriorated over Pyongyang's nuclear provocations and Beijing's subsequent backing of UN sanctions.
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