Kim Jong Un makes day-long visit to Chinese border city via newly opened bridge
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made an unannounced, day-long visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday before returning home, Chinese state media reported. South Korean officials said he crossed the New Yalu River Bridge.
China’s Xinhua news agency said Wang Huning, China’s top political adviser and fourth-ranking official, accompanied Kim during the visit and saw him off at the bridge. Wang conveyed President Xi Jinping’s greetings and said the two countries should strengthen strategic coordination, personnel exchanges, and economic and trade cooperation. Xinhua also reported that Kim attended a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers and visited an automobile factory.
South Korean lawmaker Youn Kun-young said Kim was understood to have met Chinese Premier Li Qiang, but Xinhua’s account did not mention talks with either Li or Xi.
The visit came near the anniversary observed by Beijing and Pyongyang of Chinese troops entering the 1950-53 Korean War on North Korea’s side. It also followed the bridge’s official opening about a week earlier, 12 years after its completion. The four-lane crossing between Dandong and North Korea’s Sinuiju had remained unused because connecting roads and customs facilities on the North Korean side were unfinished.
China is North Korea’s largest trading partner and a major source of economic, diplomatic and political support. Both governments said the bridge would help expand bilateral trade and exchanges.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the lead so the bridge crossing is attributed to South Korean officials rather than Chinese state media. - "crossing the New Yalu River Bridge before returning home, Chinese state media reported": This attribution overstates Xinhua's account: Chinese state media reported Kim's visit and return, while South Korean officials and media were the sources saying he crossed into China via the bridge.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Kim Jong Un makes day-long visit to Chinese border city via newly opened bridge
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made an unannounced, day-long visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday, crossing the New Yalu River BridgeSaturday before returning home, Chinese state media reported. South Korean officials said he crossed the New Yalu River Bridge.
China’s Xinhua news agency said Wang Huning, China’s top political adviser and fourth-ranking official, accompanied Kim during the visit and saw him off at the bridge. Wang conveyed President Xi Jinping’s greetings and said the two countries should strengthen strategic coordination, personnel exchanges, and economic and trade cooperation. Xinhua also reported that Kim attended a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers and visited an automobile factory.
South Korean lawmaker Youn Kun-young said Kim was understood to have met Chinese Premier Li Qiang, but Xinhua’s account did not mention talks with either Li or Xi.
The visit came near the anniversary observed by Beijing and Pyongyang of Chinese troops entering the 1950-53 Korean War on North Korea’s side. It also followed the bridge’s official opening about a week earlier, 12 years after its completion. The four-lane crossing between Dandong and North Korea’s Sinuiju had remained unused because connecting roads and customs facilities on the North Korean side were unfinished.
China is North Korea’s largest trading partner and a major source of economic, diplomatic and political support. Both governments said the bridge would help expand bilateral trade and exchanges.
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