(5th LD) N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits China, meets senior official amid ties push

What happened: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited China via the newly opened New Amnok River Bridge and met with Wang Huning, China's top political adviser, in Dandong. Key numbers: Bridge is 3,026 meters, four lanes, completed in 2014 with about US$310 million from China. Visit came Oct. 24, a day before the Oct. Why it matters: The trip followed the bridge's opening last week, which the content says has potential to strengthen economic ties between Pyongyang and Beijing. It also precedes China's APEC summit in Shenzhen, where Trump is expected and has sought talks with Kim.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited China via the newly opened New Amnok River Bridge and met with Wang Huning, China's top political adviser, in Dandong.

The trip followed the bridge's opening last week, which the content says has potential to strengthen economic ties between Pyongyang and Beijing. It also precedes China's APEC summit in Shenzhen, where Trump is expected and has sought talks with Kim.