According to KCNA, Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers 'Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Councilor, set out on September 1 by special train to attend the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the China People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers 'Party of Korea, said that Kim Jong-un's special train left Pyongyang on the 1st and crossed the border in the early morning of the 2nd. Accompanying Kim Jong Un on his trip included "key leaders of the Central Committee of the Workers 'Party of Korea and the North Korean government." KCNA said the accompanying personnel included North Korea's Foreign MinisterChoi Sun-heeRodong Sinmun distributed photos of Kim Jong-un talking with Choi Sun-hui and Workers' Party Central Secretary Cho Yong-won and Kim Deok-hoon before departure

Previously, according to Xinhua News Agency, at the invitation of General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un, General Secretary and State Councilor of the Workers' Party of Korea, will come to China to attend the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Some analysts have pointed out that Kim Jong-un's previous public visits have been to participate in bilateral events, and this is his first time attending a large-scale multilateral diplomatic event.

Kim Jong-un departs to attend the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Photo/Rodong Sinmun

He has visited China four times before

It was Mr. Kim's fifth visit to China since he became North Korea's supreme leader. During his previous four trips to China, he took two special trains for four days and two special planes for shorter trips.

From March 25 to 28, 2018, Kim Jong-un visited China. It was also his first public trip abroad since becoming North Korea's supreme leader. A month later, on April 27, 2018, Kim Jong-un and then South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a historic inter-Korean leaders' meeting on the South Korean side of the "Demilitarized Zone" in Panmunjom.

From May 7 to 8, 2018, Kim Jong Un visited China again. A month later, on June 12, 2018, Kim Jong Un and then-US President Trump held the first DPRK-US leaders 'meeting in history in Singapore.

On June 19-20, 2018, Kim Jong-un visited China for the third time. On January 7-10, 2019, Kim Jong-un visited China for the fourth time. After that, on February 26-28, 2019, Kim Jong-un visited Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, to attend the second North Korea-US meeting with Trump.

During his four visits to China, Kim Jong Un visited China companies and scientific research institutions many times. In March 2018, he visited China Academy of Sciences and Zhongguancun during his first visit to China, and also tried out VR glasses. Since then, he also visited China Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Beijing City Rail Transit Command Center during his visit to China, and inspected the traditional Chinese medicine processing production line at the Yizhuang Branch of Tongrentang Pharmaceutical Factory of Beijing Tongrentang Co., Ltd.

In history, in 1959, Kim Il-sung, the then supreme leader of North Korea, attended China's National Day military parade. During Kim Jong-un's third visit to China in June 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping specially invited him to see a pine and cypress planted at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse during President Kim Il-sung's visit to China. At that time, Kim Jong-un said with emotion: DPRK-China friendship is like this big tree, rooted in soil and evergreen.

Kim Jong-un departs to attend the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Photo/Rodong Sinmun

On the eve of my visit to China, I pay tribute to the Friendship Tower

On the eve of his visit to China, on the 72nd anniversary of the victory of North Korea's "war of liberation of the motherland", Kim Jong-un paid tribute to the Sino-North Korean Friendship Tower at the foot of Mudanfeng in the urban area of Pyongyang on July 26, 2025. Under the Friendship Tower is placed a wreath in Kim Jong-un's name. Kim Jong-un said: "We will never forget the combat merits and achievements of the martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army who will be recorded in the annals of the great victory of the motherland's liberation war."

Six years ago, from June 20 to 21, 2019, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to North Korea. According to Xinhua Agency, on the morning of the 21st, General Secretary Xi Jinping specially arranged time to visit the China-North Korea Friendship Tower, deeply commemorating the heroes of the volunteer army, and encouraging future generations to remember and inherit the traditional friendship between China and North Korea.

In the center of the Memorial Hall in the Tower, a 1-ton marble pedestal holds 10 lists of volunteer martyrs. General Secretary Xi Jinping carefully flipped through the roster and listened carefully to the explanations. Huang Jiguang, Qiu Shaoyun, Yang Gensi, Luo Shengjiao... General Secretary Xi Jinping mentioned the names of heroes one after another and told Chairman Kim Jong-un their glorious deeds.

According to Xinhua News Agency, General Secretary Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea in 2019 was given the highest level of courtesy by the DPRK side. During the two days, from the grand welcome ceremony at the airport, to the visit to the China-DPRK Friendship Tower, to the warm farewell at the airport, Chairperson Kim Jong-un attached great importance to it and attended the event together with General Secretary Xi Jinping.

Since then, Kim Jong-un has visited, paid tribute to, or laid a wreath at the Friendship Tower many times.

In addition to Kim Jong-un's visit to China, on the eve of his visit to China, Choi Yonghai, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers 'Party of Korea and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, and heads of various Korean party, government and military departments and representatives from all walks of life attended a reception held by the Chinese Embassy in North Korea to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Ten years ago, Choe Ryong-hae, then a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and Secretary of the Party Central Committee, attended the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War as the head of the North Korean delegation.

In addition, on August 27, Kim Il Sung University in North Korea held an international academic seminar with the theme of "Independence, Equality and Regional Development." Scholars from North Korea, Russia and China in the fields of education, scientific research, and cultural exchanges attended the meeting. According to information released by the China Embassy in North Korea on August 30, on August 29, Minister Feng Chuntai held a discussion with domestic experts and scholars invited to visit North Korea. Experts and scholars introduced the visit, saying that the DPRK attaches great importance to the visit of China scholars and has carefully arranged a series of seminars and on-site inspection activities. The two sides have reached in-depth exchanges on North Korea's domestic and foreign policies, China-North Korea relations, and Korean Peninsula issues. Consensus.

Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei said at a press conference on August 28 that China and the DPRK are traditional friendly neighbors connected by mountains and rivers. "We warmly welcome General Secretary Kim Jong-un to attend the commemorative activities in China." Hong Lei pointed out that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean motherland. During the arduous war years, the people of China and the DPRK supported each other and jointly fought against Japanese aggression, making important contributions to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the just cause of mankind. Maintaining, consolidating and developing China-DPRK relations well is the firm position of the Chinese

Reporter: Cao Ran

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