Overview
- Chinese state broadcaster CGTN reported the meeting on Sunday after KCNA announced Choe Son-hui’s departure a day earlier.
- KCNA said she flew out of Pyongyang by personal aircraft and was seen off by ministry officials and Chinese Ambassador Wang Yajun.
- Neither side has released details of the agenda or outcomes from the talks.
- The trip comes as Pyongyang prepares an Oct. 10 parade for the Workers’ Party’s 80th founding, with media reports saying state leaders are being invited.
- The engagement follows Kim Jong-un’s Sept. 3 appearance at China’s military parade and his talks with Xi Jinping, a visit Choe joined.