A North Korean delegation of artists and musicians will visit China on Wednesday, DPRK and PRC state media reported over the weekend.

The visit comes on the invitation of the International Liaison Department of China’s ruling party, and will see North Korea’s State Merited Chorus as well as “leading artistes in Pyongyang City” travel to the PRC.

The delegation will, notably, be led by Ri Su Yong – a former DPRK foreign minister who serves as a vice chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea’s Central Committee (CC) and head of the party’s International Affairs Department.

Ri continues to serve as