Kim Jong Un Opens Border Bridge
Kim Jong Un crossed into China to inaugurate a bridge as trade ties warm.
October 24, 2026 · Updated Oct 24, 11:06am ET
Boston GlobeNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China to inaugurate a new cross-border bridge
Straight Arrow NewsKim Jong Un Visits China as new border bridge signals expanding trade
The GuardianNorth Korea has opened up bridges to Russia and China – in which direction will it go?
ABC NewsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China, South Korean news agency reports
CNNNorth Korea’s Kim crosses new bridge into China as trade ties warm
PBS NewsHourNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China to inaugurate a new cross-border bridge
Al JazeeraNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Un visits China via newly opened bridge
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What happened
Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong-unSupreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 crossed the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge into Dandong on Saturday, making his first visit to China since September 2025. He met senior Chinese official Wang Huning
Wang HuningChairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, toured a car factory and a Korean War memorial, and did not meet President Xi Jinping
Xi JinpingGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953), whose greetings Wang conveyed. The opening signals an effort to expand trade with China, North Korea’s main economic backer and the source of most of its official trade. Kim has also strengthened ties with Russia, supplying weapons and troops for its war in Ukraine. The 3-kilometer bridge opened this month after a long delay for two-way freight traffic. Xi was preparing to chair a four-day Communist Party meeting.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets framed the visit as an economic opening that also fits a broader anti-U.S. alignment with Beijing and Moscow. CNN emphasized a renewed push to bolster China–North Korea economic ties. The Boston Globe cast Kim’s diplomacy as pursuit of a united front against the United States. The Guardian lingered on whether Russia’s role could sharpen competition for influence over Pyongyang.
How the right told it
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