North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Visits China for First Time in Over a Year Amid Death Rumors

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Kim Jong Un traveled to China on October 24 to cross the newly opened Yalu River bridge connecting Dandong, China, and Sinuiju, North Korea. He met with Wang Huhong, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and other high-ranking CCP leaders but did not meet President Xi Jinping, who is attending a four-day Central Committee meeting starting October 26. The visit included a stop at a war memorial in Dandong. South Korean intelligence sources confirmed rumors of Kim's death were false, noting he remains mobile despite health risks associated with severe obesity.