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A traffic policeman shows direction to a Mercedes limousine with a golden emblem, similar to one North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has used previously, is escorted by motorcades traveling past Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. North Korean state media reported Tuesday that Kim is making a four-day trip to China in what's likely an effort by him to coordinate with his only major ally ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that could happen early this year. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Kim looking to ‘achieve results’ in 2nd summit with Trump

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, photo provided on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walks with his wife Ri Sol-ju at Pyongyang Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, before leaving for China. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un travels to China ahead of possible 2nd U.S. summit

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, photo provided on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with his wife Ri Sol Ju at Pyongyang Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, before leaving for China. While President Donald Trump waits in the wings, Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for his fourth summit with China’s Xi Jinping, yet another nod to the leader Kim most needs to court as he tries to undermine support for international sanctions while giving up little, if any, ground on denuclearization. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Analysis: With Trump in waiting, Kim courts China’s support

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

In this June 19, 2018, file photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, for his fourth summit with China’s Xi Jinping. Kim’s first foray outside of North Korea as leader was for a summit with Xi last March. The two met again in May and June, just ahead of and just after Kim’s June 12 summit with Trump in Singapore. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP, File)

Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping talk strategy ahead of potential summit with Donald Trump

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The Latest: Kim Jong Un on way to China for summit

Associated Press

In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, photo provided on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with his wife Ri Sol Ju at Pyongyang Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, before leaving for China. Kim left for China for a four-day trip, the North's state media reported Tuesday, amid speculation that he may attempt to coordinate his positions with Beijing ahead of his likely summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrives in Beijing for talks

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

In this photo released on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a New Year's speech in North Korea. Kim says he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns Washington not to test North Koreans' patience with sanctions and pressure. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on the image as provided by the source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

U.S. and North Korean officials meet in Hanoi to discuss Trump-Kim summit: Report

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - This March 20, 2018, file photo made available Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 by the Parish of Farra di Soligo, shows North Korea's acting ambassador to Italy Jo Song Gil, center, holding a model of &quot;Bell of Peace of Rovereto&quot; during a cultural event on the occasion of a visit of the North Korean delegation to the Veneto region, in San Pietro di Feletto, near Treviso, northern Italy. Jo who South Korea’s spy agency says has gone into hiding along with his wife, appears to be the latest member of the North’s elite to abandon the secretive totalitarian state. The North, which touts itself as a socialist paradise, is extremely sensitive about defections, especially among its elite, and has previously insisted that they are South Korean or U.S. plots to undermine its government. Flanked by Jon are don Brunone De Toffol, parish priest of Farra di Soligo, left, and Senator Valentino Perin, right. (Parish of Farra di Soligo via AP, File)

A look at high-profile defections from North Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 27, 2018, file photo, a North Korean flag flutters in the wind atop a 160-meter tower in North Korea's village Gijungdongseen, as seen from the Taesungdong freedom village inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea. South Korea's spy agency on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, has told lawmakers that North Korea's acting ambassador to Italy Jo Song Gil went into hiding with his wife in November. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

North Korean envoy to Italy vanishes _ did he defect?

By FRANCES D'EMILIO and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

An external view of the North Korean embassy in Rome, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2018. North Korea's acting ambassador to Italy, Jo Song Gil, went into hiding with his wife in November, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers in Seoul on Thursday. (AP Photo/Gianfranco Stara)

The Latest: Defector: Missing NKorean from prominent family

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President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says he’s ready to meet again with North Korean leader

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this undated image from video distributed on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, by North Korean broadcaster KRT, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech in North Korea. North Korean leader Kim says he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns Washington not to test North Koreans' patience with sanctions and pressure. (KRT via AP)

Kim ready to talk more with Trump but says not to test North

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers his New Year's speech at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Kim Jong Un will be keeping North Korea watchers busy on New Year’s Day, when he is expected to give his annual speech laying out the country’s top priorities for the year ahead. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Kim Jong Un expected to ring in 2019 with big policy speech

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

In this Dec. 20, 2018, photo, a propaganda message is displayed on the facade of the pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea. Transformed into the backdrop for a gargantuan propaganda display, the capital city's yet-to-be-completed 105-story Ryugyong Hotel is once again the talk of North Korea. In a brilliant flip of the script, the uninhabited, pyramid-like building that towers over the North's capital has been festooned with more than 100,000 lights that for several hours every night flash propaganda far and wide. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Ryugyong Hotel lit up with North Korea propaganda

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

In this Dec. 18, 2018, photo, people cross a street as pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel is seen in the background in Pyongyang, North Korea. Transformed into the backdrop for a gargantuan propaganda display, Pyongyang's yet-to-be-completed 105-story Ryugyong Hotel is once again the talk of North Korea. In a brilliant flip of the script, the uninhabited, pyramid-like building that towers over the North's capital has been festooned with more than 100,000 lights that for several hours every night flash propaganda far and wide. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

World’s tallest empty hotel lit up with N. Korean propaganda

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, bottom left, and officials arrive to board a train to leave for the North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. South Korean officials have traveled to North Korea by train to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for an aspirational project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them with the South. (Jin Sung-chul/Yonhap via AP)

Koreas break ground on railways but sanctions block project

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. Warmbier’s legacy is still being written, one year after his death. The 22-year-old U.S. college student who died in a Cincinnati hospital just days after his release from North Korea in a vegetative state has been remembered prominently during a dramatic shift in U.S.-North Korean relations. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

Otto Warmbier death to cost North Korea $500 million, judge orders

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In this May 3, 2018, file photo, Fred Warmbier, right, and Cindy Warmbier, parents of Otto Warmbier, wait for a meeting at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

North Korea ordered to pay parents, estate of student $500M

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Otto Warmbier parents seeks over $1B from North Korea

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, meets Philippines Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Mike Pompeo: North Korea talks not ‘like instant pudding’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times