Li Zhanshu will lead a delegation to visit North Korea as Xi's special representative.(Xinhua News Agency)
Li Zhanshu will go to Pyongyang to attend the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK as a return visit to Kim Jong-un’s three visits to China this year. However, scholars believe that China and North Korea may not reach consensus on some issues, so they decided to send Li Zhanshu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, as a representative..
The International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China announced yesterday that Li Zhanshu, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the National People's Congress of China, will lead a Chinese party and government delegation to visit North Korea this Saturday (8th) as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and the special representative of the Chinese President.And attended the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of North Korea.
Li Mingjiang, an associate professor at the Rajaratnam School of International Relations at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, analyzed in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that China and North Korea may not reach consensus on some issues, including the military parade for North Korea’s founding celebrations and economic aid to North Korea.the above arrangement.
Chinese official media Xinhua News Agency and CCTV reported last night that the above-mentioned news was announced by the spokesperson of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, and that Li Zhanshu's trip was at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the government.
Apart from the date of the visit, Chinese state media reports did not provide more details about Li Zhanshu's trip.North Korea's official KCNA report did not disclose how long Li Zhanshu will stay in North Korea.
According to reports, North Korea and the United States are currently at a diplomatic standoff over the North Korean nuclear issue.Meanwhile, North Korea is planning a number of major events ahead of its 70th anniversary on Sept. 9, including a military parade, a possible visit from a foreign delegation and its first mass games in five years.
Li Mingjiang said that if he visits North Korea at this time, it will be of great significance to the relationship between China and North Korea, but the result has not been realized, which is somewhat unexpected.
According to his analysis, according to North Korea's handling of major festivals in the past, military exercises and military parades will inevitably be held this time, and it is inevitable to demonstrate its military capabilities such as missiles and nuclear capabilities.If Chinese leaders go to and attend the above-mentioned activities at this time, it will have a bad impact on the North Korean nuclear issue, Sino-US relations, and China's international image. It will also endorse North Korea's practice of developing strategic deterrence.
In addition, visiting the DPRK also needs to bring a meeting gift, announcing assistance to the DPRK.Li Mingjiang believes that China and North Korea may also have differences in this regard; the North Korean side certainly hopes that the more the better, but the Chinese side cannot completely follow the North Korean side's wishes, and needs to take into account the feelings of the United States and South Korea.
Li Mingjiang said: Sending Li Zhanshu is a compromise plan... It may be an acceptable compromise for both parties, because after all, Li Zhanshu ranks very high in the CCP, and it is estimated that for North KoreaIt is a consolation.Li Zhanshu is the third member of the Standing Committee of the 19th Politburo of the Communist Party of China.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (August 29) accused China of putting pressure on North Korea over the U.S.-China trade dispute and giving it economic aid, complicating U.S.-North Korea relations.Li Mingjiang analyzed that China's sending of Li Zhanshu's visit to North Korea is also a way to deal with the accusations of the United States. It does not want to give the United States too many excuses, especially at the moment when Sino-US relations are taking a turn for the worse. Beijing believes that this should not make the Americans completely disappointed in China.
