00:00North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will make a rare trip to China next week for a military
00:07parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
00:12Russian President Vladimir Putin will also be among the 26 foreign leaders attending.
00:30China has long been North Korea's biggest trading partner and main aid provider,
00:49but Kim has recently aimed to expand relations with other countries confronting the U.S., including Russia.
00:55North Korea has been supplying troops and ammunition to support Russia's war against
01:00Ukraine. While U.S. President Donald Trump recently expressed renewed interest in meeting with Kim,
01:07the North Korean leader has dismissed both U.S. and South Korean efforts to restart diplomacy.
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