Crossfiled2 outlets · first filed 1 day ago
Kim Jong-un crosses newly opened bridge into China
North Korean leader travels over New Yalu River Bridge to meet senior Communist party member Kim Jong-un has visited China, inaugurating a bridge that connects the two countries and saying he hopes to expand cooperation with his neighbour. The North Korean leader arrived in the Chinese border city o
What the coverage shows
Both outlets frame the story as Kim Jong-un using the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge to enter China, and both identify the trip as his first known foreign visit in more than a year. Al Jazeera emphasizes his arrival in the border city of Dandong and notes the bridge opened about a week ago. The Guardian adds that South Korean officials are the source for the timing and says he travelled by train over the bridge.
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