North Korean leader Kim Jong Un On Monday afternoon, Pyongyang went to Beijing Pyongyang to participate in a military parade that identified the end of World War II, according to local media reports, a rare overseas visit that underlines his ties with China and Russia.
According to SBS TV and Yonhap News, Kim left on a special train. On Tuesday he will arrive at Beijing, Yonhap said, quoting an unnamed source.
The visit is the first journey of the North Korean leader abroad since he traveled to Russia for interviews with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his first visit to China since January 2019.
For years, Beijing has been the main supporter of North Korea and gave a rescue rope that maintained its economy above the water because the US and many of its allies maintained sanctions on a solitary country. Recently, Kim has come to Russia. American and South Korean officials say Pyongyang has supplied weapons and units to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
Kim’s appearance, along with Putin and XI, is set up to emphasize the strengthening links between these three leaders and signal the shared willingness on their part to be more open to coordination in the demanding demanding international norms led by the US. For Kim the trip increases the diplomatic position of North Korea and builds it next to some of the most powerful leaders in the world.
Kim and XI have not personally met since June 2019, when the Chinese leader visited Pyongyang and called for a Korean Peninsula denucleization. Previously, Kim traveled to Beijing four times in 10 months when he was looking for Chinese support in resetting ties with the US and South Korea.
The day before his departure, Kim looked at the new missile factory, and North Korea State Media reported on Monday, a step that shows the advancing weapons in the country before the trip.
The luxury, bulletproof train Kim goes to China, was a historically popular way of transport for North Korea’s leaders, including Kim’s father and grandfather. This is considered a relatively safe way to travel in the splendor to rare travel abroad from a country whose flag airline has been rated as among the worst carriers in the world.
Kim took the train to Russia to its peak with Putin two years ago. Previously, he took a 60 -hour journey to Vietnam to meet President Donald Trump during his first term at the Hanoi summit. Kim joined the Boeing 747 provided by China when he first met Trump in 2018 in Singapore.
With the help of shinhye kang.
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