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 | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and North Korean counterpart Pak Pong-ju (L) walk together after reviewing the honour guard at a welcome ceremony in Beijing March 22, 2005. Pak began a visit to China on Tuesday to study the economic miracle wrought by his country's giant neighbour and closest ally. His visit comes a day after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrapped up a 24-hour trip to China, ending an Asia tour aimed at reviving the stalled nuclear talks. click to open  |  | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, right, stands alongside North Korea's Premier Pak Pong Ju, left, next to a Chinese flag as they listen to the national anthems of both nations in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Tuesday March 22, 2005. Pak Tuesday began a visit to China amid U.S. urging for Beijing to use its influence to prod the North back into nuclear talks and American hints of possible sanctions if Pyongyang doesn't cooperate. click to open  |  | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, accompanies North Korea's Premier Pak Pong Ju, right as he inspects the Chinese honor guard in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Tuesday March 22, 2005. Pak Tuesday began a visit to China amid U.S. urging for Beijing to use its influence to prod the North back into nuclear talks and American hints of possible sanctions if Pyongyang doesn't cooperate. click to open  |
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