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https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/28/asia/kim-jong-un-train-north-korea-china-intl/index.html
(CNN)Most world leaders visiting other countries make a grand entrance by stepping off a large jet. For North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, it's a slow-chugging train that looks like something from a bygone era.
Kim gave no hints that he was planning a trip this week to China -- his first foreign visit since assuming power in 2011 -- and while his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was nothing short of historic, his mode of transportation has stirred just as much curiosity.
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Like something out of Hitler & Mussolini's WWII Europe, the Kim family ride to Beijing aboard an armored train. Or more accurately, a fleet of trains in advance & behind for security. It has been written that the interior of this monster has unequaled luxury, from live lobsters to French wines & any cuisine you might request.
(CNN)Most world leaders visiting other countries make a grand entrance by stepping off a large jet. For North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, it's a slow-chugging train that looks like something from a bygone era.
Kim gave no hints that he was planning a trip this week to China -- his first foreign visit since assuming power in 2011 -- and while his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was nothing short of historic, his mode of transportation has stirred just as much curiosity.
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Like something out of Hitler & Mussolini's WWII Europe, the Kim family ride to Beijing aboard an armored train. Or more accurately, a fleet of trains in advance & behind for security. It has been written that the interior of this monster has unequaled luxury, from live lobsters to French wines & any cuisine you might request.