North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first known overseas trip in over a year, traveling to China via a newly constructed bridge. The journey began with a train from Pyongyang to the border city of Sinuiju, where he crossed the New Yalu River Bridge into the Chinese city of Dandong. Official confirmation of the visit came from a South Korean government source speaking to Yonhap News Agency. The move signals a rare diplomatic movement amid ongoing regional tensions.
Visit by train over New Yalu River Bridge marks North Korean leader’s first known trip abroad in more than a yearKim Jong-un has travelled to China over a newly opened bridge marking the North Korean leader’s first known trip abroad in more than a year.A South Korean government source told the Yonhap news agency that Kim had arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong, in Liaoning province, after taking a train from Pyongyang to Sinuiju and crossing the New Yalu River Bridge. Continue reading...
