[okie01]

I'm not sure why the visit had to be secret.

It had to be secret because Kim Jong-il said so.

That is all the reason that is needed.

The question to ask is "Why did Kim Jong-il want it to be secret?"

Probably because, if the meeting with China was a failure, it would not have to be acknowledged. A success, however, would be trumpeted.

Whereupon the question becomes "What does Kim Jong-il want to accomplish?"

[Judith Anne]

Thanks.