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22 May 2013 Last updated at 02:14 ET

N Korea leader sends envoy to ChinaChoe Ryong-hae, front right, shakes hands with officials as he departs for China on 22 May 2013

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a special envoy to Beijing, state media announces, amid cooling relations after weeks of tension.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (file image from 25 April 2013)US and China leaders to hold summit

The US and Chinese presidents, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, announce they will hold their first summit in California in June.

Chinese President Xi JinpingChina media: Xi Jinping's US visit

Chinese media hope President Xi Jinping's US visit will promote a new partnership of "equality and mutual trust" between the two nations.

China's New Leaders

Damian Grammaticas, China correspondent Article written by Damian Grammaticas Damian Grammaticas China correspondent

Doubts over China government claims on Xinjiang attack

23:14 UK time, Friday, 26 April 2013

Damian Grammaticas visits the scene of an attack in the remote Xinjiang town of Selibuya, where locals have cast doubt on the government's claims.

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