(5th LD) N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits China, meets senior official amid ties push

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SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited China on Saturday via a newly opened bridge linking the two countries and met with Beijing's top political adviser.

Kim arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong after crossing the Amnok River, also known as the Yalu River in China, via the New Amnok River Bridge, according to government sources.

Kim met with Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.

The two visited an automobile factory in Dandong and a Korean War memorial, where they paid tribute to Chinese troops killed in the conflict.

During talks with Wang, Kim expressed gratitude for China's long-standing support for North Korea's socialist cause and voiced hope for expanding the two countries' historic friendship and practical cooperation to bring tangible benefits to their peoples, according to Xinhua.

Kim returned home after the brief visit, with Wang seeing him off, Xinhua reported.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during the closing session of the third workshop for officials in the information sector of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Sept. 21, 2026, in this photo taken from the North's official Korean Central Television the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Kim's China visit came a day before North Korea and China are set to celebrate the 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 marks Chinese soldiers' first combat against the U.N. forces.

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)

His trip also followed the opening of the bridge last week, linking North Korea's border city of Sinuiju with China's Dandong, with 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 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 and Chinese officials attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony on a new cross-border bridge across the Amnok River, also known as the Yalu River, between North Korea and China on Oct. 15, 2026, to mark the inauguration of the New Amnok River Bridge, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) 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）——朝鲜领导人金正恩周六通过连接两国的新开通大桥访问中国，并会见了北京最高政治顾问。

据政府消息人士透露，金正恩经由鸭绿江新桥渡过鸭绿江（在中国也被称为鸭绿江），抵达中国边境城市丹东。

据新华社报道，金正恩会见了中共中央政治局常委、全国政协主席王沪宁。

两人参观了丹东的一家汽车工厂和朝鲜战争纪念碑，并在那里向在冲突中牺牲的中国军队致敬。

据新华社报道，金正恩在与王毅会谈中，对中国长期以来支持朝鲜社会主义事业表示感谢，并表示希望扩大两国历史友谊和务实合作，为两国人民带来切实利益。

据新华社报道，金正恩短暂访问结束后返回家中，王毅为他送行。

这张照片拍摄于2026年9月21日，朝鲜领导人金正恩在平壤出席朝鲜劳动党信息部门官员第三次研讨会闭幕式并发表讲话。照片由朝鲜官方电视台于次日播出。（仅限韩国境内使用，禁止转载）（韩联社）

金正恩访华的前一天，朝鲜和中国将庆祝中国军队参加1950-53年朝鲜战争的周年纪念日。

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交战。

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）

他的此次访问也正值上周连接朝鲜边境城市新义州和中国丹东的大桥开通之后，该桥有可能加强平壤和北京之间的经济联系。

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10月15日，朝鲜和中国官员出席了横跨鸭绿江（又称鸭绿江）的新建跨境大桥的剪彩仪式，标志着鸭绿江新桥正式通车。这张照片由朝鲜官方通讯社朝中社（KCNA）于次日发布。（仅限韩国境内使用，禁止转载）（韩联社）

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