Kim Jong Un Visits China To Open New Cross-Border Trade Bridge
Kim Jong Un crossed into China on Saturday, October 24, 2026, to inaugurate the New Yalu River Bridge at Dandong, a step to expand China-North Korea trade.[1]
The New Yalu River Bridge is expected to handle 24-hour, two-way traffic for container shipments and heavy cargo trucks.[1] Kim met Chinese Communist Party Standing Committee member Wang Huning, toured a car factory in Dandong and vowed to deepen bilateral cooperation, Xinhua reported.[1]
This is Kim's first trip to China in about a year and his sixth since taking power in 2011.[1] Kim timed the visit near the October 25 anniversary of a key Chinese victory in the Korean War and framed it as honoring war dead and strengthening historical ties.[1]
State media presented the bridge opening as both symbolic and practical, signaling Beijing and Pyongyang intend to deepen cross-border commerce and logistics.[1]
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- On Saturday, October 24, 2026, Kim Jong Un crossed into China via the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge to visit Dandong.
- Kim met Chinese Communist Party Standing Committee member Wang Huning, toured a car factory and vowed to deepen North Korea-China cooperation, Xinhua reported.
- The New Yalu River Bridge is expected to handle 24-hour two-way traffic, including container shipments and heavy cargo trucks, to expand China-North Korea trade.
- The visit is Kim's first trip to China in about a year and his sixth since taking power in 2011.
- Kim timed the visit near the October 25 anniversary of a key Chinese victory in the Korean War and framed it as honoring war dead and strengthening historical ties.
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