SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean officials have paid tribute at the Friendship Tower in Pyongyang in honor of fallen Chinese soldiers, state media reported Monday, after leader Kim Jong-un's surprise day trip to China's Dandong last week.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said senior officials laid wreaths at the monument Sunday to mark the 76th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers' entry into the 1950-53 Korean War.
Among them were Kim Hyong-sik, vice chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly standing committee, and Vice Foreign Minister Kim Myong-su. They were joined by Chinese embassy officials, including Qi Han, charge d'affaires ad interim, and a Chinese delegation led by Hong Zongming, vice minister of China's veterans affairs ministry.
Wreaths were also laid at cemeteries and graves of Chinese soldiers in Anju, Hoechang County, Onsong County and Kaesong.
The Chinese side hosted a reception later Sunday to mark the anniversary, the report added.
The North Korean leader traveled to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday, a trip meant to showcase the decades-old alliance with China and mark the anniversary. He visited a war memorial to Chinese soldiers who fought in the Korean War, attended a banquet and toured a bus factory.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) visits the Chinese city of Dandong on Oct. 24, 2026, ahead of the anniversary of China's entry into the 1950-53 Korean War, reaffirming the two countries' blood-forged ties and vowing to advance their friendship, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
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