In a diplomatic U.S. cable released by WikiLeaks, North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Il was caught with a hint of distrust in his regime's premier patron, China, during a business meeting with Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jung-Eun in 2009.

In a cable dated Aug. 28, 2009, on a meeting including U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Alexander Russell Vershbow, Hyun disclosed that the dictator said he "does not trust" China, but did not elaborate, the AFP report said.

Related news on Yahoo.com said Kim also expressed his complaint on Seoul's Unification Ministry's inclination to "lose the driver's seat" as it carries out its function in cross-border relations. The report further stated Kim's assertion that the ministry simply failed to understand North Korea.

Kim expressed his opinion that in lieu of his discussions of relations with the United States, he decided to make changes in the Arirang festival to suit the Americans. He told Hyun that he made a sketch of a missile poised to launch because he believed the U.S. government abhorred it.

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Kim returned to North Korea late in August from his second visit to China this year. 

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