SEOUL, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared Saturday his country is "ready for any kind of war against the United States" as he and a senior Chinese official stood side by side at a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party.
Kim spoke frequently with Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, during the parade as hundreds of troops and weaponry passed through the main square in Pyongyang. Liu handed a letter to Kim from Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to North Korean state media. The attendance of China's No. 5 official underscores the attempt to mend fences between the two countries.