Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Leaves for China
Pyongyang, September 2 (KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, left here for Beijing by his private train on September 1 to participate in celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Kim Chon Il, director of the Department of Press and Information of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, said.
He noted that the head of state is accompanied by senior officials of the Party and government including DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui. -0-
www.kcna.kp (2025.09.02.)
http://kcna.kp/en/article/q/b151fa0b0a82552becece661a6e93591.kcmsf
https://archive.is/N6a0v (kcna)
The train crossed the border at dawn the following day.
https://archive.is/apvDX (rodong sinmun)
I think the photos were taken in Korea, they were published by DPRK news, and also this is his private train.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taeyangho_armoured_train
That’s a relief. I was just kinda scared because when a controversial (even if we like him, a lot of other people don’t) figure enters a public space, they usually face a lot of hostilities ranging from protestors to full-blown assassination attempts. But I should be more sure in knowing that Comrade Kim knows this and has plans in place for any perceived hostile reactions to his visit.
China would never let anything happen. It would be an embarrassment of astronomical proportions and a catastrophic diplomatic incident for them to allow a foreign head of state to be harmed while on Chinese soil.
The security measures that China has taken for all of the attending heads of state are probably several times more thorough than any of the attending countries could ever take to protect their own delegations. If there’s one thing China knows it’s security.
Honestly, Kim Jong Un could probably safely travel to the summit without any of his own guards whatsoever, but that’s just not done if you’re a head of state, it would reflect poorly on his country and its prestige.