North Korea's Kim Jong Un returns from China after war memorial visit, state media says
The trip highlighted Beijing-Pyongyang trade ties and historical solidarity as Kim crossed the newly opened bridge and met top Chinese officials.
- On Saturday, October 24, 2026, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a surprise one-day trip to Dandong, China, where he toured a bus factory and met senior official Wang Huning before crossing the newly inaugurated New Yalu River Bridge.
- China and North Korea recently opened the $300 million New Yalu River Bridge, a long-delayed infrastructure project intended to boost cross-border trade and signal expanded economic cooperation between the two nations.
- Kim visited the Memorial Hall of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, where he called the bilateral friendship 'invincible' and 'forged at the cost of blood' while meeting Wang Huning, the fourth-highest-ranking Chinese Communist Party official.
- Pyongyang and Beijing presented the trip as signaling expanded trade ties and a united front against the United States, with state media reporting Kim expressed expectation that the bridge would 'firmly joining the minds' of both peoples.
- Experts suggest the visit could signal potential for renewed diplomatic dialogue ahead of the November APEC summit, with analysts noting the possibility of Wang visiting Pyongyang as an envoy for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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The North Korean leader has expressed his Government's commitment to continue safeguarding the "invincible friendship forged in blood" between the two nations
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, returned to his country by road on local Sunday (Chile's night) after visiting a historic Korean War monument in the Chinese border town of Dandong, North Korean state media reported.According to the report, Kim visited that town on Saturday and crossed a newly opened bridge that connects his nation with its largest trading partner, China, in what was interpreted as a symbol of Beijing's and Pyongyang's drive t…
North Korea's Kim Jong Un returns from China after war memorial visit, state media says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned from a surprise one-day trip to the Chinese border city of Dandong, where he visited a historic Korean War memorial, North Korean state media said on Sunday.
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