FILE - This Friday Aug. 27, 2010 file photo released by China's official Xinhua news agency, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Changchun, in northeast China's Jilin province. After Kim Jong Il's safe return, North Korea confirmed what for days had been clear: the Dear Leader was on a not-so-secret trip to northeastern China. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ju Peng, File) NO SALES
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In this image made Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 from China Central Television footage, North Korea's Kim Jong Il, left, hugs Chinese President Hu Jintao when they met in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province on Friday Aug. 27, 2010. China on Monday confirmed North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's visit, according to a Japanese news agency, signaling the end of a secretive trip that fueled speculation he was seeking aid and drumming up support for a succession plan. (AP Photo/CCTV via APTN) ** TV OUT, CHINA OUT **
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In this Friday Aug. 27, 2010 photo released by China's official Xinhua news agency, Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Changchun, in northeast China's Jilin province. China on Monday confirmed North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's visit, according to a Japanese news agency, signaling the end of a secretive trip that fueled speculation he was seeking aid and drumming up support for a succession plan. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ju Peng) ** NO SALES **
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