Kim Jong one takes the armored train for Beijing to meet Xi Jinping and Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong One is on the way to China on one of his heavily armored fortress style trains, state media reported on Monday.

The 41 -year -old dictator is expected to arrive on Tuesday in Beijing to attend a military parade with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Kim’s visit has marked his first trip to Beijing since 2019 and comes while Pyongyang seeks to strengthen links with China and Russia.

The event commemorates the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Second World War, highlighting Beijing’s efforts to highlight military power and deepen alliances to an era of increased global tensions.

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The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Beijing to watch a military parade (Photo of Golden Dome: Photo of SOMODEVILLA / GETTY Images)

According to the Chinese news agency Yonhap NewsKim’s train, nicknamed Taeyangho, which means “the fortress in motion”, will ensure that the dictator is entirely protected in transit.

The North Korean train is the ball test and moves at a slow speed of about 60 kilometers per hour.

The trip to Beijing should take around 20 hours to cover the route of 1,300 kilometers, slowed down by heavy armor and the railway conditions of the train in North Korea.

Yonhap also indicated that the train generally was carrying between 10 and 15 cars, some reserved exclusively for Kim, such as a private room.

Other safety and medical staff cars, according to the Associated Press.

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Kim Jong a climbing aboard one of his military style trains as he leaves the Vostochny-Oosmodrome after a meeting with Russian President Putin in Russia in 2023 (Reuters)

The armored train can also have conference rooms, audience rooms and rooms.

Kim Chon Chon, director of the North Korean Foreign Ministry of Foreign Ministry, confirmed the chief’s departure on Monday on Monday.

“Kim Jong Un, secretary general of the Korean workers’ party and president of the state affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, left here for Beijing by its private train on September 1 to participate in celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Central War Victory of the Chinese People against the Aggression of the Japanese Ministry.

Kim is accompanied by senior party and government officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs Choe Son-Hui, added KCNA.

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The head of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, arrives from a train when he arrives at Dong Dang station, Vietnam, on the border with China in 2019 (Reuters)

The Beijing military parade will see thousands of soldiers crossing Tiananmen in a 70 -minute display featuring the last Chinese weapons.

The visit comes shortly after the leading trip to the South Korean president Lee Jae Myung in the United States and meeting Donald Trump last month, where he underlined trilateral cooperation to counter nuclear and advanced missile programs in North Korea.

Traveling by armored train for high -level events is a family tradition for the leadership dynasty of North Korea.

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Kim’s father, Kim Jong Il, also relied on railroad trips, is afraid to fly.

Kim continued this practice, especially during his last trip to Beijing in 2019 and two meetings with Putin since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.