Xi's special rep to attend DPRK 70th anniversary celebration

China's top legislator Li Zhanshu will lead a delegation to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as the special representative of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president on Saturday. He will attend celebration events of the 70th anniversary of the country’s founding.

The announcement was made by a spokesperson of the CPC Central Committee's International Department in Beijing Tuesday.