More top Chinese leaders mourn Kim Jong Il as Beijing seeks to reassure Pyongyang

BEIJING — Premier Wen Jiabao and other top Chinese leaders paid their respects Wednesday to North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il, a further sign that China is working to reassure Pyongyang of the strength of ties and retain its influence amid an uncertain leadership transition.

Wen and four other members of the ruling Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee made a morning visit to the North Korean Embassy in Beijing to offer their condolences, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

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Rosalind S. Helderman, Paul Kane 21 Dec, 2011

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