Xi Jinping (2nd R), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, and his wife Peng Liyuan (1st R) pose for photos with Kim Jong Un (2nd L), chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and his wife Ri Sol Ju in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 8, 2019. Xi Jinping on Tuesday held talks with Kim Jong Un, who arrived in Beijing on the same day for a visit to China. Before the talks, Xi Jinping held a welcoming ceremony for Kim Jong Un at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)