China said Wednesday that it will dispatch a high-level diplomat to North Korea after President Trump’s visit to Beijing amid months of tensions resulting from Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
China said Wednesday that it will dispatch a high-level diplomat to North Korea after President Trump’s visit to Beijing amid months of tensions resulting from Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
The Associated Press reported that the head of China’s ruling Communist Party’s International Department, Song Tao, will visit North Korea on Friday to report the outcomes of the party’s congress earlier this month.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the visit is unrelated to Trump’s meeting with President Xi Jinping, calling it “common practice” for the two countries to exchange views.
“The purpose of this visit is to brief about the party congress and exchange views on issues of common interest and bilateral interest,” Geng said at a news briefing.
Trump remarked alongside Xi at a news conference last week that China could end North Korea’s nuclear program if Xi “hopefully work[s] on it very hard.
