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Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin is the data correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Reuters, TASS and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA).
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News Chinese cargo plane flies to North Korea amid reports of imminent Xi visitRound-trip flight raises possibility of advanced preparations for summit, though Beijing has not confirmed trip
A cargo plane operated by China’s national airline made a round trip to North Korea on Monday, aviation data shows, amid reports that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is planning to visit Pyongyang soon. The Air China Cargo Boeing 747-4FTF (B-2475) departed Beijing Capital International Airport at around 9:40 a.m. KST and landed at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport at 11:30 a.m., according to flight-tracking data from Flightradar24. Air China Cargo is a subsidiary of Air China, the country’s flag carrier. The South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo was first to reporton the jet’s arrival, raising the possibility that it was linked © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |