south korea JoongAng Ilbo reported on the 24th that a source at South Korea’s Unification Ministry revealed,north korea Leaderkim jong un On the 24th, he visited China again after more than a year.
Japan’s Kyodo News, citing diplomatic sources, had earlier reported that strict traffic controls were imposed that day in some areas of China’s Dandong city, bordering North Korea. It was speculated that it was related to the visit of high-level North Korean officials. “Chairman Kim arrived in Dandong city in China’s Liaoning province via the New Yalu River Bridge,” a source at South Korea’s Unification Ministry told Yonhap news agency.
The New Yalu River Bridge connects China’s Dandong city and North Korea’s Sinuiju city in North Pyongan province. It is a two-way 4-lane bridge with a total length of 3,026 metres. Dandong is the largest trade base between China and North Korea. The bridge was completed in 2014, but due to inadequate external roads and customs clearance facilities on the North Korean side, it was not officially opened to traffic until the 15th of this month.
Kim Jong-un’s visit to China coincides with US President Trump’s push to restart US-North Korea talks within this year and also coincides with the eve of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference (APEC) in Shenzhen, so it has attracted a lot of attention.
Apart from this, recently there have been rumors on foreign social media that Kim Jong-un is dead and this visit to China is also being seen as a way to show that he is still alive. It is understood that South Korea’s National Intelligence Service reported to the Congress Intelligence Committee on the 23rd that the rumors of Kim Jong-un’s death are not true.
