China's Jumbo Jet Diplomacy Shows Influence in Trump-Kim Talks
- North Korean leader arrives in Singapore on an Air China plane
- Analysts say it shows Beijing wants to keep a hand in talks
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China isn’t officially represented in the historic talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but that hasn’t stopped Beijing from making its presence felt.
Kim arrived in the city state Sunday aboard a Boeing 747 operated by Air China Ltd., China’s state-run flagship carrier. The flight was both a potent display of China’s industrial might -- and a message that the country had North Korea’s back.