Kim Jong Un Crosses New Yalu River Bridge Into China, Signaling Warmer North Korea–Beijing Ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare day trip across the border into China on Saturday, October 24, inaugurating a long-dormant bridge over the Yalu River and underscoring a renewed push to deepen relations between Pyongyang and Beijing. It was Kim’s first known trip abroad in roughly a year. Kim traveled by road…