The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, at 16:00 (local time) on September 2, the Department of Press and Information of the DPRK Foreign Ministry said.

The head of state was greeted at Beijing Railway Station by Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), member of the Secretariat and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and foreign minister, Yin Yong, mayor of Beijing, and other senior officials of China.

He met with officials of the Chinese side in a warm atmosphere.

Saying that he was pleased to visit the People's Republic of China again after six years, he expressed thanks to Comrade Xi Jinping and Chinese party, government and people for their enthusiastic and cordial hospitality.

9 PLA aircraft, 5 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 out of 9 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly.