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North Korea's Kim Jong Un visits China via Dandong bridge, South Korean official says
South Korean media said the crossing was opened after 12 years of delay and is meant to boost trade and commerce between the two countries.
- 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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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong, crossing the new bridge over the Yalu River, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing a South Korean government source. "Kim arrived in Dandong via the new bridge over the Yalu River earlier today," the source told the agency. Dandong is China's main border city with North Korea. The bridge used by Kim was opened earlier in October after more than a decad…
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