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  "id": 16387553,
  "title": "N. Korea reports leader Kim's surprise visit to China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/n-korea-reports-leader-kims-surprise-visit-to-china-16387553",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T23:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261025/n-korea-reports-leader-kims-surprise-visit-to-china"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Korea has confirmed that leader Kim Jong-un made a surprise visit to China on Saturday, marking a significant effort to strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations. According to the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim paid tribute at a war memorial to Chinese soldiers who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War and attended a banquet hosted by Wang Huning, China's fourth-highest-ranking official and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The visit comes after South Korean government sources reported that Kim had been in Dandong, a Chinese border city, where he met with Wang. Kim's trip to China marks his first known visit to the country since September 2025.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China to inaugurate a new cross-border bridge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-visits-china-to-inaugurate-a-new",
        "published": "2026-10-24T14:30:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Kim Jong Un crosses new bridge linking North Korea and China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/kim-jong-un-crosses-new-bridge-linking-north-korea-and-china",
        "published": "2026-10-24T18:00:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) N. Korea confirms leader Kim's Saturday visit to China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/urgent-n-korea-confirms-leader-kims-saturday-visit-to-china",
        "published": "2026-10-24T21:49:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Kim Jong Un makes surprise visit to China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/kim-jong-un-makes-surprise-visit-to-china",
        "published": "2026-10-24T22:18:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}