North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un travels to Beijing to watch military parade alongside Putin and Xi Jinping
Associated Press
September 1, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Beijing by train on Tuesday to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, North Korea's state media reported.
The event could potentially demonstrate their three-way unity against the United States.
Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the 26 world leaders who'll join Chinese President Xi Jinping to watch Wednesday's massive military parade in Beijing that commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and China's fight against Japan's wartime aggressions.
While the event would mark Kim's first attendance of a major multilateral event during his 14-year rule, it would also be the first time for Kim, Xi and Putin, all key challengers of the U.S., to gather at the same venue.
None of the leaders have confirmed a private trilateral meeting.
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Kim's trip comes as President Donald Trump and new liberal South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have repeatedly expressed their hopes to restart talks with North Korea.
North Korea has been shunning talks with the U.S. and South Korea and pushing to expand its nuclear and missile arsenals since Kim's earlier round of diplomacy with Trump collapsed in 2019.
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