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Credit: Reuters/Jason Lee By Chris Buckley BEIJING | Wed May 25, 2011 1:26am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il's armored train reached Beijing on Wednesday, setting the stage for a summit with China's leaders that he will hope is a show of support from Asia's biggest economy for him and his isolated state. Neither China nor North Korea has openly confirmed Kim's visit, but after his train arrived, a motorcade swept down central Beijing's Chang'an Avenue under unusually tight police guard, suggesting the secretive Kim was in the Chinese capital. This would be the third trip to China in just over a year for Kim, who in past years rarely travelled abroad and then only in his personal train, believed to be scared of flying. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said Kim was there "apparently for a summit meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao," who received Kim on both his visits last year. Impoverished North Korea has been scouring the world for food aid and analysts say Kim is keen to ensure China's support for his youngest son to eventually take over the family dynasty that has ruled the North since its founding. Kim will also want diplomatic support, said Cai Jian, a professor of Korean studies at Fudan University in Shanghai. "It's unlikely, but not out of question, that a national leader would directly stretch out his hand for economic aid," said Cai. "So I would think that what he's seeking is more diplomatic and political support. For example, in dealing with South Korea and the United States," he said. As ties with South Korea and most of the outside world have soured, Pyongyang has been forced to rely increasingly on Beijing for economic and diplomatic support. "He seems to want to tacitly remind China's current leadership of their solidarity and call on them to fulfill their obligation as a big brother," a South Korean newspaper, the JoongAng Daily, said. "That's in sharp contrast with the Chinese government's purpose of inviting Kim: to stress economic reform." Beijing sees North Korea as a buffer against the U.S. and its regional allies. It has sought to shore up ties with the North in recent years with more aid and trade and visits. In 2010, trade between China and North Korea grew to $3.5 billion, up 29.6 percent from 2009, according to Chinese customs data. China's trade with South Korea was worth $207.2 billion. China, keen to keep North Korea from collapse, has also prodded Pyongyang's leaders to launch economic reforms. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Tokyo on the weekend that Kim was in China to study "economic development," Yonhap reported, citing a South Korean presidential aide. "At most, he could learn from China to carry out some limited reforms that would help North Korea overcome some difficulties," said Cai, the Shanghai-based expert. "But a big jump-start in development is not possible." Beijing has also used Kim's visits to urge him to return to negotiations aimed at ending his nuclear weapons program. North Korea alarmed the region with atomic test blasts in 2006 and 2009 that drew U.N. sanctions backed by Beijing. China has sought to defuse confrontation by hosting six-party nuclear disarmament talks since August 2003, but the talks have been stalled for over two years. They bring together North and South Korea, China, the United States, Japan and Russia. The reclusive Kim's latest train journey to China began on Friday and took him through China's northeast to the prosperous eastern province of Jiangsu. Kim visited China, his country's sole major supporter, last year in early May and then in August. In the past, neither side has openly confirmed his visits until they are over. (Reporting by Chris Buckley in BEIJING and Jeremy Laurence in SEOUL; Editing by Ben Blanchard and Jonathan Thatcher) World China North Korea Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (1) Ralphooo wrote: The Chinese government should just arrest him while he is there, then install someone who is a little less insane. Kim has his entire nation imprisoned inside a fantasy world which he creates in his mind and imposes on others. 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