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North Korea marks 70th anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Sept. 9 Kyodo - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, acknowledge the crowd during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding.==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: North Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, acknowledge the crowd during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding. ==Kyodo

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China's top political advisory body meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and Premier Li Keqiang (top R) sing the national anthem at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as the annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference opened on March 3, 2019. Also pictured are Li Zhanshu (top L), the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, and Wang Yang (bottom R), chairman of the political advisory body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese politicians' visit to China

Li Zhanshu (2nd from R), the third-highest ranking official in the Communist Party of China, meets with a group of Japanese politicians at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese politicians' visit to China

Li Zhanshu (R), the third-highest ranking official in the Communist Party of China, and Satoshi Ninoyu, a member of Japan's House of Councillors, are pictured at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe in China

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, hold talks in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe in China

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, hold talks in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe in China

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, shake hands before their talks in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe in China

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, shake hands before their talks in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese official leaves Pyongyang

People see off an airplane carrying Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, that takes off from Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese official leaves Pyongyang

Li Zhanshu (front, 2nd from R), the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, is escorted by Choe Ryong Hae, vice chairman of North Korea's Workers' Party Central Committee, at Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese official leaves Pyongyang

Li Zhanshu (L), the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, shakes hands with Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister and a senior official of the Workers' Party of Korea, at Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese official leaves Pyongyang

Li Zhanshu (L), the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, shakes hands with Choe Ryong Hae, vice chairman of North Korea's Workers' Party Central Committee, at Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese official leaves Pyongyang

Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, waves at Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 11, 2018, as he leaves North Korea after attending events to celebrate the country's 70th founding anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C), his wife Ri Sol Ju (L) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, applaud during an event marking the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) acknowledges the crowd during an event marking the 70th anniversary of the country's founding at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018. Seen in the back are Li Zhanshu (C), the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, and Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's ceremonial head of state. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C), his wife Ri Sol Ju (L) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, applaud during an event marking the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (4th from front) acknowledges the crowd during an event marking the 70th anniversary of the country's founding at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, as his wife Ri Sol Ju (3rd from front) and Li Zhanshu (2nd from back), the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, look on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, acknowledge the crowd during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding. ==Kyodo

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North Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, acknowledge the crowd during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding. ==Kyodo

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North Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Li Zhanshu (C), the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, acknowledge the crowd during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding as Kim Yong Nam, the No. 2 leader of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, looks on. ==Kyodo

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North Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, acknowledge the crowd during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding. ==Kyodo

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North Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, chat during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding. ==Kyodo

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North Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, acknowledge the crowd during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding. ==Kyodo

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North Korea marks 70th anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, acknowledge the crowd during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2018, to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding. ==Kyodo

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N. Korea on eve of 70th anniversary

Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, arrives in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2018, the eve of North Korea's 70th founding anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea on eve of 70th anniversary

Li Zhanshu (L), the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, arrives in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2018, the eve of North Korea's 70th founding anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea on eve of 70th anniversary

People welcome the arrival of Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, at Pyongyang airport on Sept. 8, 2018, the eve of North Korea's 70th founding anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea on eve of 70th anniversary

People welcome the arrival of Li Zhanshu (front, 2nd from R), the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, at Pyongyang airport on Sept. 8, 2018, the eve of North Korea's 70th founding anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign officials in Pyongyang

Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, arrives in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2018, the eve of North Korea's 70th founding anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign officials in Pyongyang

Li Zhanshu, the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, arrives in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2018, the eve of North Korea's 70th founding anniversary. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. diplomat Shannon

File photo taken in June 2017 shows Thomas Shannon, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs. The State Department announced Feb. 1, 2018, the retirement of the third-highest ranking official. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo