North Korea's Kim Jong Un visits China via Dandong bridge, South Korean official says
The visit follows the bridge’s opening last week and signals closer trade and diplomatic ties as China remains North Korea’s main economic backer.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday after crossing the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge, according to a South Korean government source.
- The bridge connects North Korea’s border city of Sinuiju with Dandong in China’s Liaoning province and is expected to facilitate cross-border trade and transportation.
- Kim’s reported visit comes as Pyongyang and Beijing seek to strengthen their economic and diplomatic relations following a series of high-level exchanges between the two countries.
- Kim last visited China in September 2025, when he attended celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and met Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- The reported visit comes amid uncertainty over the possibility of a meeting between Kim and US President Donald Trump during next month’s
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Hindustan TimesNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China to inaugurate new cross-border bridge
Kim's visit to China is his latest move in an increasingly assertive foreign policy as he seeks to align Pyongyang with Beijing and Moscow in a united front against the United States under what he portrays as a “new Cold War.” It's his first visit in a year.
The North Korean leader would have arrived this Saturday in the Chinese city of Dandong. So far, neither China nor North Korea have officially confirmed the visit.
The bridges are built, of course, to cross them. So, this Saturday, at the other end of the New Yalu River Bridge that since last week unites China and North Korea has appeared, unexpectedly, Kim Jong-un. The North Korean leader has made an unexpected visit to the Chinese city of Dandong, across the border , as revealed by the South Korean news agency Yonhap quoting «a governmental source». During the afternoon of Saturday, Chinese and North Kor…
North Korean leader Kim Jong One arrived on Saturday in Dandong, a Chinese city from the border with North Korea, after crossing a newly inaugurated bridge linking North Korea to China, informs South Korean press agency Yonhap, quoted by AFP
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in China on Saturday, visiting the neighboring country through a newly inaugurated bridge, said a South Korean government official. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the subject and register.
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