# The great-power balancing behind Kim Jong Un’s surprise visit to Dandong

https://mins.news/en/video/117598

- Lianhe Zaobao, 2026-10-27 15:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkirv306yzE

> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a surprise visit to Dandong on Oct 24, crossing the newly opened Yalu River bridge. Wang Huning welcomed and accompanied him, and Wang Yi also took part in activities. Kim did not meet Xi Jinping or stay overnight in China. A podcast examines the signals from the brief visit, North Korea’s balancing between China and Russia, and the possibility of a speculated US-North Korea summit.

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