(2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim arrives in China's Dandong via newly opened bridge: gov't source

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SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in China's border city of Dandong via a newly opened bridge linking the two nations, a government source said Saturday.

The government source told Yonhap News Agency that Kim arrived in Dandong after taking the bridge across the Amnok River, also known as the Yalu River in China.

Kim "arrived in Dandong, in China's Liaoning Province, via the New Amnok River Bridge," the source said.

The bridge, which links North Korea's border city of Sinuiju with China's Dandong, was opened this month after 12 years of construction, highlighting its potential to strengthen economic ties between Pyongyang and Beijing.

The four-lane bridge, stretching 3,026 meters, was completed in 2014 with an investment of about US$310 million from China. Its opening had been delayed for years due to North Korea's failure, if not refusal, to complete building connecting roads and customs facilities on its side.

Kim's arrival in Dandong came a day before North Korea and China are set to celebrate an anniversary of Chinese troops' participation in the 1950-53 Korean War.

Pyongyang and Beijing have observed Oct. 25 as the anniversary of Chinese troops' participation in the Korean War to aid North Korea. The day marked Chinese soldiers waging their first combat with the U.N. forces.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang was said to have traveled to Dandong.

Kim last visited China in September 2025. Saturday's visit marked his sixth to China.

Next month, China is set to host a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Shenzhen, where U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend.

Trump has expressed hopes to hold talks with the North Korean leader, but Pyongyang has remained unresponsive.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) watches a ceremonial parade by soldiers in Pyongyang on July 27, 2026, to mark the 73rd anniversary of the 1950-53 Korean War armistice that fell the same day, in this file photo taken from the North's official Korean Central Television the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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首尔，10月24日（韩联社）——一位政府消息人士周六表示，朝鲜领导人金正恩已通过连接两国的一座新开通的大桥抵达中国边境城市丹东。

政府消息人士告诉韩联社，金正恩乘桥跨越鸭绿江（在中国也被称为鸭绿江）抵达丹东。

消息人士称，金正恩“经由新鸭绿江大桥抵达中国辽宁省丹东市”。

连接朝鲜边境城市新义州和中国丹东的大桥在历经 12 年建设后于本月通车，凸显了其加强平壤和北京之间经济联系的潜力。

这座四车道大桥全长3026米，于2014年竣工，中国投资约3.1亿美元。由于朝鲜未能（甚至拒绝）在其境内完成连接道路和海关设施的建设，该桥的通车被推迟了多年。

金正恩抵达丹东的前一天，朝鲜和中国将庆祝中国军队参加1950-53年朝鲜战争周年纪念日。

平壤和北京将10月25日定为中国军队参与朝鲜战争援助朝鲜的纪念日。这一天标志着中国军队首次与联合国军并肩作战。

据称中国总理李强曾前往丹东。

金正恩上一次访问中国是在2025年9月。周六的访问是他第六次访华。

下个月，中国将在深圳主办亚太经合组织峰会，预计美国总统唐纳德·特朗普将出席。

特朗普曾表示希望与朝鲜领导人举行会谈，但平壤方面一直没有回应。

2026年7月27日，朝鲜领导人金正恩（中）在平壤观看士兵阅兵式，纪念1950-53年朝鲜战争停战协定签署73周年。这张照片由朝鲜官方电视台于次日发布。（仅限韩国境内使用，禁止转载）（韩联社）

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（第二条）据政府消息人士透露，朝鲜领导人金正恩经由新开通的大桥抵达中国丹东。