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Kim Jong Un Makes Surprise Trip to China, Crosses New Bridge
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Ties are warming between Beijing and Pyongyang, though Chinese leader Xi Jinping didn’t attend the get-together.
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Kim Jong-un has opened the borders to both his key allies in Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, but for different reasons For more than a decade, local Chinese residents pilloried it as nothing more than an empty bridge that led to a North Korean vegetable patch on the other side.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in China’s border city of Dandong via the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge, in his first reported China visit in about a year. The trip’s purpose and whether he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping remain unclear, as it comes amid attention to economic tie…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited China, inaugurating a new bridge connecting the two countries. He aims to expand cooperation with China and Russia against the United States, portraying it as a "new Cold War." This is Kim's first visit in a year.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong via a newly opened bridge linking the two countries, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong via a newly opened bridge linking the two countries, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travelled to China’s border city of Dandong via a newly opened bridge linking the two countries, where he met a senior Chinese official.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have arrived on an unannounced visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong, a government source in Seoul and South Korean media said on Saturday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Chinese city of Dandong on Saturday, his second visit to China since September 2025 and ahead of a trip to the region by U.S. President Donald Trump next month.
North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-un made a surprise visit to China on Saturday, his first in over a year, to inaugurate the New Yalu River Bridge and reaffirm his commitment to strengthen the partnership between Pyongyang and Beijing.
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