China, ROK plan for talks next week

Two countries to discuss strategy following death of DPRK leader

BEIJING - Beijing and Seoul are coordinating strategies on the Korean Peninsula following the death of the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), as high-level talks are planned for next week.

China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have been in discussions about holding talks in Seoul next week to assess and exchange views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the ROK's Yonhap News Agency quoted a senior Seoul official as saying on Friday.