North Korea's Kim makes rare China trip with trilateral ties in mind

Visit to Beijing comes as Pyongyang deepens cooperation with China and Russia

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during an event to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule, in Pyongyang, on Aug. 14. © Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC

SINGAPORE -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed into China on Tuesday, official media reported, in a rare trip abroad where he is set to take part in his first major overseas event alongside multiple world leaders.

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