The clash came just as Samsung Electronics chief Yoon Jong Yong and a delegation were about to leave Beijing for Pyongyang.

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For now, there are no plans for the children to leave Beijing.

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In fact, the company is so pivotal that the general manager apologized for having to leave the meeting for a brief period to take a call from Beijing.

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