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Kim Jong Un Makes Surprise Visit to China, Inaugurates New Bridge
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to China to officially open a new cross-border bridge and meet with Chinese officials. The visit signals warming ties between Beijing and Pyongyang, though Chinese leader Xi Jinping did not attend the meeting.
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Kim Jong Un used the trip to reaffirm ties with China, his powerful neighbor. The visit represents his increasingly assertive foreign policy seeking to align Pyongyang with Beijing and Moscow against the United States.
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Ties are warming between Beijing and Pyongyang following Kim's surprise trip. However, Xi Jinping's absence from the meeting indicates limits to the warming relationship.