Kim Jong-un in China, September 2, 2025. Pang Xinglei/Xinhua/AP.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un arrived in China on Tuesday, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju-ae and other officials, to attend a grand military parade to be held in Beijing on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945) and the global victory over fascism.
Kim Jong-un departed Pyongyang on Monday aboard an armored train to attend the event. This is his first visit to China in six years and one of the few occasions on which his daughter, who was first seen in public in November 2022 during the launch of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile, has appeared on camera.
Kim has previously traveled on official visits with his wife, Ri Sol-ju, but this would be the first time the couple’s daughter has accompanied him. This will also be Kim Jong-un’s first time attending a multilateral diplomatic event since taking power in late 2011, and his first trip abroad since traveling to Russia in 2023.
More than 20 world leaders , including Russian President Vladimir Putin, will take part in the parade. Therefore, it is not ruled out that the DPRK leader could hold bilateral meetings with other leaders, such as Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
(RT)
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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