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 | North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, shakes hands with former Chinese President Jiang Zemin at Zhongnanhai leaders' compound in Beijing, China, Tuesday, April 20, 2004 during his secret three-day visit which began Monday. Kim told Chinese leaders that he wants to end the standoff over his country's nuclear program though dialogue and is committed to a 'nuclear weapon-free goal,' China said Wednesday. click to open  |  | North Korean leader Kim Jong-il(L) is greeted by Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing April 19, 2004. Kim told China's leaders he would be patient, flexible and engaged in six-party talks on his nuclear programs, saying what they hoped to hear in an unannounced three-day visit ending Wednesday. Shortly after the reclusive leader of the North boarded a train bound for home Wednesday afternoon, China's state media broke a news blackout to show footage of a smiling Kim sharing bear hugs with China's top leaders. Photo by Xinhua click to open |
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