North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, strengthening ties between Beijing and Pyongyang. Kim secured pledges of support while keeping nuclear weapons off the discussion agenda.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un rebalances ties between China and Russia, and gets fresh pledges of support from Beijing, while keeping his nuclear weapons off the agenda. <p>North Korea's Kim Jong Un rebalances ties between China and Russia, and gets fresh pledges of support from Beijing, while keeping his nuclear weapons off the agenda.</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5847925" />