India, Sept. 1 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare visit to China this week, marking his debut on a multilateral diplomatic stage since taking office 14 years ago.

This will be Kim's first visit to China in six years. He will attend a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday, September 3.

The North Korean leader will not just meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, but will also see Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is already in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

Kim will be among 26 foreign leaders who will be in attendance at the parade Beijing is hosting to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and China's resistance against Japanese wartime aggression, China's foreign ministr...