Kim Jong un visits China to inaugurate new border bridge in bid to strengthen bilateral ties

Dandong, Oct 24 (UNI) North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has visited China to inaugurate a bridge linking the two countries, signalling his intention to strengthen ties with Beijing amid deteriorating relations with South Korea. Kim arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday after crossing the New Yalu River Bridge, according to South Korea's Unification Ministry and China's state-run Xinhua news agency. During the visit, the WPK General Secretary met Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party's Politburo. The two toured a car factory and pledged to strengthen bilateral relations. Kim…