'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
A North Korean delegation to China appears to have been gently snubbed ahead of a meeting Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to one regional analyst, who say the visitors' treatment is part of Beijing's effort to reign in its troublesome, isolated and poverty stricken neighbor.
North Korea has sent a top military officer to China to act as a "special envoy," diplomats said.
North Korea unveiled the embalmed body of Kim Jong-il, still in his trademark khaki jumpsuit, on the anniversary of his death Monday as mourning mixed with pride over a recent satellite launch that was a long-held goal of the late authoritarian leader.
North Korea parlayed the success of last week's rocket launch to glorify leader Kim Jong-un and his late father on Sunday, the eve of the first anniversary of his death.
military official Choe Ryong Hae, meanwhile, warned that the army was prepared to defend the country's sovereignty.
Rocket is still the centerpiece as North Koreans mourn former leader Kim Jong-il →
