North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

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(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP | KCNA via KNS)BEIJING — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of festivities commemorating the end of World War II, state media reported Thursday. Kim attended a Chinese military parade in Beijing a day earlier, alongside other foreign leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was the first time that he joined an event with a large group of world leaders since taking office in late 2011. At a meeting with Kim in Beijing after the parade, Putin praised the bravery of North Korean soldiers in the fighting. The joint appearance of Kim, Xi and Putin at the parade has sparked speculation about a joint effort to push back at U.S. pressure on their three countries.