Video Security, motorcade believed to be for Kim Jong Il

(27 Aug 2010) SHOTLIST

Jilin City

1. Low angle shot of police road block and police moving journalist away

2. Wide exterior of Wu Song Hotel - where North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is rumoured to be staying

3. Mid of hotel with cars and buses in parking lot

4. Mid of police moving traffic cones to let motorcade through

5. Mid of police guarding bridge, cleared for motorcade's passage

6. Passers-by and media at side of blocked road

7. Wide of motorcade leaving hotel area, push in to limo believed to carry Kim Jong Il

8. Tracking shot of limo and motorcade as it turns onto bridge

9. Close of police watching motorcade pass by

10. Wide of minibuses driving across bridge with motorcade

11. Close of police tape sealing off area, motorcade in background

12. Cutaway of police and media

13. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Enwen, taxi driver:

"Aren't they saying that Premier Xi Jinping (Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping) and Premier Kim Jong Il are having a meeting?"

14. Mid of policeman at roadblock with train thought to be Kim Jong Il's special armoured train passing in the background

15. Wide of police

Changchun

16. Wide of security outside entrance to Nanhu Guest House

17. Mid of soldier checking cars at gate

18. Mid of police

19. Wide of motorcade believed to be carry Kim Jong Il

STORYLINE

Mystery surrounded North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on his strangely timed visit to China, a surprise trip for a man who rarely travels abroad.

Kim's arrival in China was his second in three months. It was not announced by either country.

A convoy of 30 cars left the northeastern city of Jilin on Friday morning where Kim apparently spent the night, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, and was later seen entering a government guesthouse in Changchun, an hour's drive away.

The highway between the cities was blocked briefly and an increase in security was seen around the guesthouse.

It was not known who Kim was to meet on this trip, although someone of his stature would likely meet a senior leader.

The Tokyo Shimbun reported that Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping may meet Kim.

Kim's travel movements are not typically publicised by North Korea until after his return, although his stop in Jilin city was confirmed by two teachers at the Yuwen Middle School, a school Kim's father once attended that carries historic and patriotic significance for North Koreans.

His visit has led to speculation by South Korean media and regional analysts that Kim may be seeking Chinese aid following flooding in his impoverished country's northwest.

The flooding earlier this month damaged or destroyed more than 7-thousand homes, and wiped out bridges and railways, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said on Thursday.

China has already offered aid, KCNA said.

The North Korean leader could also be laying the diplomatic ground work for the succession of his son, who is thought to be travelling with him.

It's widely believed that Kim is preparing to transfer power to his third and youngest son, Kim Jong Un.

Many North Korea watchers predict his son will be appointed to a key party position at a rare ruling Workers' Party meeting early next month.




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