[img]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100831/capt.c5148adc20a1457eb98eaeba11f576b8-c5148adc20a1457eb98eaeba11f576b8-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=.6A5r0BVpxgHPRDa9qzJdw--[/img]AP - After Kim Jong Il's safe return, North Korea confirmed what for days had been clear: the Dear Leader was on a not-so-secret trip to northeastern China.