World · October 25, 2026
North Korea’s Kim crosses new bridge into China as trade ties warm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Chinese border city of Dandong on October 24, 2026, to inaugurate the New Yalu River Bridge. This visit, his first to China in approximately a year, signals warming trade and diplomatic ties between the two nations. Kim was met by high-ranking Chinese official Wang Huning and visited a memorial dedicated to China’s involvement in the Korean War. The new bridge is expected to facilitate the movement of heavy equipment and raw materials, reinforcing the economic partnership as North Korea seeks closer alignment with Beijing and Moscow.
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Reported across the spectrum
- Kim Jong Un visited the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
- Kim inaugurated the New Yalu River Bridge connecting North Korea and China.
- Kim met with Chinese official Wang Huning.
- This was Kim's first visit to China in about a year.
- The visit is intended to strengthen trade and diplomatic cooperation between the two nations.
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- Kim visited a memorial marking China's support of North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War.
- Wang Huning conveyed greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- The bridge is expected to move heavy equipment, raw materials, and energy products.
- The opening follows two summits between leaders in the past 13 months.
- Kim referred to the friendship as being 'forged at the cost of blood'.
Left-leaning outlets tend to emphasize…
emphasize the strategic alignment of North Korea with China and Russia as a 'united front' or 'new Cold War' against the United States.
Right-leaning outlets tend to emphasize…
highlight the absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping from the meeting despite the warming ties.
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