North Korea’s Kim Jong Un visits China via newly opened bridge
South Korean officials say Kim arrived in Dandong using the New Yalu River Bridge, which opened about a week ago.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong via a newly opened bridge, according to South Korean officials.
The visit on Saturday comes about a week after the bridge linking the two countries was officially opened, 12 years after its completion, deepening economic ties between the Asian giant and its small, nuclear-armed neighbour.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang met Kim in the border city, the Reuters news agency said, quoting a South Korean official.
The four-lane structure was completed in 2014, but its opening was delayed due to a lack of connecting roads and customs facilities on the North Korean side, according to South Korean news reports.