Kim set off for China by train on Monday from Pyongyang and crossed the border overnight, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed into China by train on Tuesday, heading to Beijing for a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
He also has meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.Why It Matters
Neighboring China has been North Korea’s steadfast ally and most important trade partner for decades, although since coming to power in 2012, Kim has sought to rebalance North Korea’s great power ties by investing in more robust relations with Russia.
He oversaw a new chapter in this endeavor last year when he ordered the deployment of up to 15,000 troops, according to South Korean estimates, along with artillery rounds and missiles, to support Russian forces in its invasion of Ukraine.
Kim, like his father and grandfather before him, both of whom led North Korea, rarely travels abroad and this is his first visit to China in six years.
Kim’s expected meeting with Xi and Putin will be a symbolically important show of unity by three leaders who all vehemently opposed to a global order dominated by the United States.What To Know
Kim set off for China by train on Monday from Pyongyang and crossed the border overnight, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
“His train passed the border early in the morning on September 2”, KCNA said.
