Feb. 18 (Asia Today) -- Residents along the China-North Korea border in Tumen say talk is spreading that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could visit China in early April, possibly around a planned trip by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing.
A middle-aged ethnic Korean businessman who gave only his surname, Choi, said locals hope a Kim visit could lead to a U.S.-North Korea meeting and ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Reuters has reported Trump is expected to travel to China in the first week of April for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Tumen, in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, appeared subdued during a recent visit. The scene contrasted with Dandong, a better-known hub for cross-border commerce. Multiple layers of fencing and barbed wire lined parts of the riverbank.
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