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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un made a last-minute visit to Beijing Monday; marking the first time the brutal despot has left the Hermit Kingdom since taking control following his father’s death in 2011. According to Bloomberg, the details of the trip remain murky with three North Korean officials confirming the leader’s visit to the Chinese capital. The unannounced journey comes as the United States and North Korea prepare for their first face-to-face meeting between the communist ruler and President Trump; following months of escalating tensions between the two nations. “If this meeting is confirmed, it may actually be more...

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Kim Jong-Un secret escape route to China revealed as North Korea fears US strike IM Jong-un has an escape plan for fleeing over the border to China in the event of a US military attack on North Korea, intelligence sources reveal. By MARCO GIANNANGELI - EXCLUSIVE PUBLISHED: 00:33, Sun, Aug 20, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:01, Sun, Aug 20, 2017 The dictator would take only a tiny group of people with him, including his wife and two rocket experts. –– ADVERTISEMENT –– Details of the secret plan were given to MI5 and the CIA by Thae Yong-ho last year after his...

“No one should be allowed to throw a region and even the whole world into chaos for selfish gains,” said President Xi Jinping on Sunday at a regional forum hosted by Beijing. Immediately, global media interpreted the remarks as a rebuke of North Korea. The New York Times, for instance, called Xi’s words “an indirect but clear criticism of China’s longtime ally.” Has Beijing finally made the switch from supporting Pyongyang to siding with the international community? Most everyone thinks so. After all, who else could Xi have been referring to on Sunday? (snip) Not so fast. On Monday, Foreign...

The Obama administration says China is increasingly frustrated by the provocative actions of North Korea and Secretary of State John Kerry will try to convince leaders in Beijing that Pyongyang is, as one senior administration official said, “putting China’s own interests at risk.” Briefing reporters on Kerry’s plane as he flew from London to the first stop on his four-day Asian tour, that official and a senior State Department official said the administration is urging China to use its leverage with the North “otherwise it is very destabilizing.” Specifically, the officials said the United States wants Beijing to “stop the...