Just a few days after the much awaited summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, Kim heads to China to see Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The visit came as a surprise to some people; but, Chinese state TV did not say what the two leaders had talked about.
However, they were expected to discuss sanctions and Kim's general commitment to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.
The Relationship of China and North Korea
Beijing is North Korea's only ally in the globe. China is North Korea's biggest trade partner and arguably, it has the most leverage on Kim Jong-un's regime. But while Beijing appears willing to condemn its neighbor's nuclear developments, analysts say its cautious policies remain focused on stability.
Meanwhile, the US and South Korea have confirmed they have suspended planning for their next joint military drills in light of the summit's success.
The military drills are known as a custom to US and South Korean troops where US and South Korean soldiers regularly take part in the massive war games as part of their regular training exercises.
Meanwhile, the visit to China is Kim's third since March after making his first official trip abroad since taking office and met up with his Chinese ally.
His latest visit was, unusually, reported by Chinese state media.
Furthermore, with all the news about North Korea denuclearizing its country, it was on June 12, 2018, the Trump and Kim signed what the US president called a "comprehensive" agreement.
North Korea agreed to denuclearization - something it had also committed to in talks with South Korea - while Trump said the US would end its joint military exercises with South Korea.
But both South Korea and Japan - the other main US ally in Asia - said the joint drills were very important.
Trump's announcement appeared to catch South Korea off-guard and there was confusion as to how it would be implemented.
Kim will stay in China for two days according to reports.
There was also confusion over Trump calling the drills "provocative", a term hitherto used by North Korea to describe them. The US had always insisted they were purely defensive in nature.
There are about 29,000 US soldiers based in South Korea and each year the two countries regularly conduct large-scale military drills.
The next exercise was scheduled for August with some 17,500 US military personnel due to take part.
Officials in Washington and Seoul confirmed on Tuesday that planning for that drill had been suspended.
"South Korea and the US plan to continue discussions for further measures," South Korea's defense ministry said, adding, "No decisions have been reached for other ensuing drills."
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders earlier told reporters that "as long as the North Koreans continue to act in good faith, as we saw in Singapore, then we expect those things to be on pause at this point".
