Chinese President Xi Jinping this week rode with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a luxury Mercedes Benz sedan which the United Nations said in March had been "illicitly obtained" by Pyongyang, photos from the summit showed on Friday.
Xi was photographed in both North Korean and Chinese state media riding through the streets of Pyongyang adjacent to Kim Jong Un, waving at local citizens from an open-topped Mercedes custom-converted S Class.
Chinese President Xi Jinping this week rode with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a luxury Mercedes Benz sedan which the United Nations said in March had been "illicitly obtained" by Pyongyang, photos from the summit showed on Friday.
Xi was photographed in both North Korean and Chinese state media riding through the streets of Pyongyang adjacent to Kim Jong Un, waving at local citizens from an open-topped Mercedes custom-converted S Class.
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