NK leader vows to advance ties with China during surprise Dandong visit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited China and vowed to promote the two countries’ longstanding relationship forged in blood, state media reported Sunday. The report confirmed earlier accounts from South Korean government sources, who said Saturday that Kim visited the Chinese border city of Dandong, where he met with Wang Huning, China’s fourth-highest-ranking official and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. According to the North’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim visited Dandong on Saturday, accompanied by senior party and government officials, including Jo Yong-won, a member of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Presidium;…