Kim Jong Un visits China, pledges stronger ties on Dandong trip

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a one-day visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong, pledging to strengthen bilateral relations before returning through a newly opened bridge.

• Kim met senior Chinese official Wang Huning in Dandong on Saturday, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi also present.
• Kim said North Korea will always remember Chinese sacrifices in the Korean War and pass its gratitude to China across generations.
• Kim returned to North Korea across the Yalu River bridge, opened this month to revive cross-border trade.
• The trip was Kim's sixth known visit to China since 2011 and followed two leadership summits in the past 13 months.