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(URGENT) N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un leaves Dandong, seen off by China's top political adviser: Xinhua

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24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited China on Satu... Kim’s visit to China is his latest move in an increasingly assertive foreign policy as he seeks to align Pyongyang with Beijing and Moscow in a united front against the United States under what he portrays as a “new Cold War.” It's his first visit in a year. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday, according to state news agency Xinhua.

The trip, Kim’s first visit to China in more than a year, comes ahead of next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, where Donald Trump and other world leaders are expected to visit. He was accompanied by Wang Huning, China’s fourth ranked official, according to Xinhua. Wang called on the two countries to expand...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travelled to China’s border city of Dandong via a newly opened bridge linking the two countries, where he met a senior Chinese official. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Dandong, China, using a new bridge that enhances economic ties between the two countries. The bridge, officially opened a week ago, connects China with the diplomatically isolated nation.

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