North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang via his armored train and crossed into China early Tuesday morning, according to state media, on his way to Beijing to watch a military parade with the leaders of China, Russia and other countries.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released a short report on Kim’s departure just after 1 a.m. KST on Tuesday, saying he “left Pyongyang by his train on September 1 to participate in celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War at the invitation of Xi Jinping.”