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\n In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong Un speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Aug. 12. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image and its content cannot be independently verified.
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SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China next week<\/a> for a military parade, he’ll be gathering with foreign leaders for the first time, at a rare event with the heads of China, Russia and North Korea all together.<\/p>\n

The Sept. 3 parade marks the end of World War II after Japan’s formal surrender to Allied forces. China’s Foreign Ministry says the event commemorates China’s victory
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Kim’s decision to attend the event was reported by South Korean<\/a> and North Korean news outlets.<\/p>\n

China’s State Council this week published a list of 26 leaders<\/a> it said would attend that would also include the leaders of Iran, Cuba, Belarus and Serbia. Slovakia is so far the only NATO member on the list.<\/p>\n

North Korea rebalances ties with Moscow and Beijing<\/h3>\n

This will also be Kim’s first known visit to China since 2019. He and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met five times between 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n