Head of China’s Rubber-Stamp Legislature to Visit North Korea for Its 70th Birthday

Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s rubber-stamp legislature, National People's Congress, at a meeting session in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

BEIJING—Chinese leader Xi Jinping will send Li Zhanshu, head of China’s rubber-stamp legislature, to Pyongyang this weekend for celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of North Korea, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

North Korea is preparing to host a number of major events for the Sept. 9 anniversary, including a military parade, possible visits by foreign delegations, and—for the first time in five years—a massive choreographed performance known as the “Mass Games.”