Chinese and North Korean officials meet in highest-level meeting in years

Choe Ryong Hae, front right, vice-chairman of the central committee of the Workers’ Party of North Korea, shakes hands with Zhao Leji, center left, chairman of the National People’s Congress of China (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

A senior Chinese official arrived in North Korea and held talks on how to boost co-operation in the countries’ highest-level meeting in about five years, North Korea’s state media reported on Friday,

Zhao Leji, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress and considered the number three official in the ruling Communist Party, arrived in North Korea on Thursday.