Jong-un met Chinese Prez, pledged N Korea's denuclearisation
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met China's President Xi Jinping on a trip to Beijing this week, his first known visit abroad since assuming power in 2011. China said that Jong-un pledged to denuclearise the Korean peninsula during the meeting. China has traditionally been the closest ally of North Korea, however, their ties severed over North Korea's nuclear programme.