N. korea's Kim Jong Il meets with senior Chinese official
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il met with a senior Chinese official on Friday, China's state-run media said, in what was Kim's first reported meeting with a foreign official since questions about Kim's health surfaced last year.
Pyongyang, Jan 23 North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who is reported to be ill, met a senior Chinese official here Friday, officials said.Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Thursday met Kim Yong II, the North Korean prime minister.