The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
Chinese mission to North Korea
The highest-level Chinese envoy to North Korea in two years has arrived in Pyongyang to improve soured relations between the two nations.
Tensions have risen over Beijing’s tightening of sanctions and expressions of support for US president Donald Trump’s calls for more pressure on the North to abandon its nuclear weapons programme.
The visit reflects Chinese president Xi Jinping’s desire to head off further pressure from Washington.