Overview

• Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing by armored train and appeared alongside Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at the 80th‑anniversary commemoration in Tiananmen Square.
• Chinese state media released images of Kim’s arrival as authorities mounted heavy security with soldiers and barriers across key routes.
• Xi and Putin met ahead of the event, praising ties as at an “unprecedented” level, while none of the three governments confirmed any private trilateral meeting.
• Analysts and Western officials interpreted the display as formalizing a tightening partnership among Beijing, Moscow and Pyongyang with potential defense implications.
• South Korea’s intelligence service said Kim appeared to be traveling with his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, in a rare overseas trip for the North Korean leader.