Xi Jinping (2nd R), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, and his wife Peng Liyuan (1st R) pose for photos with Kim Jong Un (2nd L), chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and his wife Ri Sol Ju at Beijing Hotel in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 9, 2019. Xi Jinping on Tuesday held talks with Kim Jong Un, who arrived in Beijing on the same day for a visit to China. On Wednesday, Xi Jinping met with Kim Jong Un at Beijing Hotel. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, holds a welcoming ceremony for Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, before their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 8, 2019. Xi Jinping on Tuesday held talks with Kim Jong Un, who arrived in Beijing on the same day for a visit to China. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)