China reaffirms ties with North Korea in high-level Pyongyang meeting

Top-ranking Chinese official Zhao Leji met with Kim Jong-un, as North Korean leader test fired missiles to intimidate South Korea

A top ranking Chinese official reaffirmed ties with North Korea during a meeting Saturday with the country’s leader Kim Jong-un in the capital Pyongyang, China’s state media reported, in the highest-level talks between the allies in years.

The visit by Zhao Leji, who ranks third in the ruling Communist party hierarchy and heads the ceremonial parliament, came as North Korea has test fired missiles to intimidate South Korea and its ally, the United States.