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 | Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Tuesday January 17, 2006. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told China's president he is committed to a peaceful resolution of the standoff over the North's nuclear ambitions as he wrapped up a weeklong, secrecy-shrouded trip to his last major ally. click to open  |  | Chinese President Hu Jintao (front 2nd R) accompanies North Korea's Kim Jong Il (R) during a visit to a crop research institute under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing January 17, 2006. Kim returned on Wednesday from an officially secret but widely reported trip to China, where Pyongyang said he told leaders he would help remove obstacles blocking talks on his nuclear arms programme. Photo taken January 17, 2006. click to open |  | A limousine, center, which is believed to carry North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, is escorted by the guards as the car leaves a hotel in Guangzhou city, southern China, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reportedly was touring high-tech companies in southern China on Saturday and preparing for a possible meeting with President Hu Jintao in the midst of what could be a trip to study economic reform. Kim went to Shenzhen, a technology center that borders Hong Kong, after visiting nearby Guangzhou, China's southern business capital, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported, citing unidentified sources. click to open |  | A limousine, which is rumoured to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, is followed by security vehicles as it enters the city district of Shenzhen, southern China January 14, 2006. Speculation secretive Kim is touring southern China increased on Saturday, with reports he travelled to Shenzhen, the city China holds up as a model market hub. Picture taken January 14, 2006. click to open |
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