Published: 9:35pm, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 10:52pm, 2 Sep 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in China by train on Tuesday, leading a delegation that included his foreign minister and his daughter.
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Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported Kim’s arrival in a brief report. An accompanying photo captured a smiling Kim getting off the train, while honour guards stood by the door.
He was greeted by Cai Qi, China’s fifth-ranking official, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
Accompanying the North Korean leader is his daughter, Kim Ju-ae, according to a KCNA photo.
Their arrival comes a day ahead of China’s grand military parade commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II, slated for Wednesday in Beijing.
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Choe Son-hui, North Korea’s first female top diplomat, also travelled to Beijing with Kim, the agency added.