Kim Jong Un tours a Chinese bus factory during surprise visit to Dandong

Summary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured a commercial vehicle factory during a surprise visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday. The visit points to Pyongyang's drive to modernise its buses and expand industrial ties with Beijing. Kim crossed into China via the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge and returned to North Korea over the same bridge later that day. It was his first trip to China since he attended a military parade in Beijing last September.

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1. South China Morning Post

   26 Oct 2026, 00:59 UTCSource ↗

   The South China Morning Post reports that Kim toured a commercial vehicle factory during his Saturday surprise visit to Dandong, a move it says points to North Korea's drive to modernise its buses and expand industrial ties with Beijing.