Relations between North Korea and China, its neighbor and biggest trading partner, have been strained by Kim Jong Un's support for Russia's war against Ukraine.
Mr. Kim's presence at a Chinese military parade was a sign of his growing geopolitical leverage and that North Korea was being accepted as a de facto nuclear power.
China has been North Korea's biggest trading partner and aid provider, though questions have lingered about the strength of their bilateral relationship.
What's it like growing up with a despot as a dad? As bonkers North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un parades his daughter around China, we look at how life turned out for some other tyrants' kids ...