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North Korea Reports Kim Jong Un's Visit to China; Kim Vows to "Inherit Friendship Forged in Blood"

Kim Ayeong

Published : Oct 25, 2026 1:02 PM

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North Korean state media, including the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and the Rodong Sinmun, reported extensively on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's surprise visit to China yesterday (October 24).

The KCNA reported that Kim, marking the 76th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's entry into the war, toured the Memorial Hall of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in Dandong alongside Chairman Wang Huning and expressed his commitment to "inherit forever the invincible friendship forged in blood."

The KCNA added that Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, Workers' Party General Affairs Department Director Kim Yo-jong, and First Vice Premier Kim Tok-hun, who oversees external economic affairs, accompanied Kim on the visit.