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Kim Jong-un crosses into China unexpectedly via the bridge that seals the new rapprochement between Beijing and Pyongyang, according to South Korea

Original in Spanish: Kim Jong-un cruza por sorpresa a China por el puente que sella el nuevo acercamiento entre Pekín y Pyongyang, según Corea del Sur

Told by 3 newspapers in 2 countries, between 09:00 and 17:00 on 24 October 2026.

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According to South Korea, Kim Jong-un unexpectedly crossed into China over the bridge that marks the new rapprochement between Beijing and Pyongyang.1 El País reports the crossing as another gesture of closeness toward Beijing.2 El Universal says the visit is meant to open the cross-border bridge and that Kim seeks to align Pyongyang with Beijing and Moscow in a front against the US.3

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El Mundo · Spain · 09:30Kim Jong-un cruza por sorpresa a China por el puente que sella el nuevo acercamiento entre Pekín y Pyongyang, según Corea del SurRead at the newspaper ↗
El País · Spain · 15:40Kim Jong-un cruza el nuevo puente a China en un nuevo gesto de acercamiento a PekínRead at the newspaper ↗
El Universal · Mexico · 17:00Kim Jong Un visita China para inaugurar puente transfronterizo; busca alinear a Pyongyang con Beijing y Moscú en un frente contra EURead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

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