Senior N. Korean party official visiting China: KCNA

A senior North Korean party official, Kim Song-nam, has arrived in China, according to the North's state media. Kim, a member of the Political Bureau of the Workers Party of Korea and a party secretary, led a delegation on a visit to China, as reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). His visit was at the invitation of China's Communist Party's Central Committee.

This arrival occurred just 10 days after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made an unexpected trip to the Chinese border city of Dandong, signaling an intensification of high-level exchanges and traditional relations between the two nations. North Korea and China have been strengthening their cooperation since bilateral ties had frayed due to Pyongyang's increasing alliance with Russia during the Ukraine war.

Upon landing at a Chinese airport, Kim and his delegation were welcomed by Deputy Head Sun Haiyan and other officials from the International Liaison Department of the Chinese party.