Such assertion is not an exaggeration considering the fact that Chinese President Xi Jinping will surely send a high-ranking envoy to Pyongyang this week. Beijing's diplomatic sources said on Sunday that the special envoy is highly likely to be Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, a Korea specialist who studied in North Korea. China's decision to send a special envoy seems to be related with the urgent situation of the Korea Peninsula, where the risks of the United States' pre-emptive strikes against North Korea are. "This is perhaps the most difficult situation for the Korean Peninsula since the Korean War. He stressed that it won't be strange if China sends a special envoy.

Source: Huffington Post April 17, 2017 00:11 UTC