Kim Jong Un Holds Talks with China's No. 4 Official Wang Huning, Vows to "Strengthen Economic Cooperation"

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Dandong, China, a border city between North Korea and China, yesterday (October 24) and held talks with China's fourth-ranking official, Chairman Wang Huning. Kim's visit to China comes 1 year and 1 month after the Victory Day commemorative ceremony in Beijing in September last year, with both sides emphasizing the expansion of economic and trade cooperation and the strengthening of strategic collaboration.

Reporter Kim Hye-young reports.

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In front of the Monument to the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in Dandong, China.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, together with China's fourth-ranking official, Chairman Wang Huning, lays flowers and pays silent tribute.

Taking place a day before October 25, the anniversary of China's entry into the Korean War, it emphasized the blood alliance between the two nations.

[China's CCTV: Chairman Kim Jong Un visited the Memorial Hall of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea and viewed precious relics and historical materials showcasing the brave battles of soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the joint fight of the two countries.]

Kim then toured the Memorial Hall of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea and inspected the production facilities of a Chinese automobile factory.

During the talks with Chairman Wang, expanding economic cooperation was discussed.

Kim expressed gratitude for China's support for North Korea's socialist cause and assessed that the prospects for bilateral cooperation are broad.

Chairman Wang also expressed a desire to expand personnel exchanges as well as economic and trade cooperation, taking the recent opening of the New Yalu River Bridge as an opportunity.

[China's CCTV: (Chairman Wang said) China will work with North Korea to unswervingly implement the important consensus reached by the top leaders of both parties and countries, using the shared socialist cause as a bond.]

This is interpreted as demonstrating a commitment to fully expanding personnel and material exchanges beyond merely restoring bilateral ties. With the possibility of North Korea-U.S. dialogue also being mentioned ahead of the APEC Summit in Shenzhen, China, next month, it is possible that issues such as North Korea-U.S. relations and sanctions against the North were also discussed during the meeting.

After all scheduled events were completed, Chairman Wang went out to the New Yalu River Bridge to see Kim off.

(Video by Choi Jin-hwa)
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