A spokesperson for the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China announced on July 14 that, at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, will lead a Chinese party and government delegation on an official friendly visit to the DPRK from July 15 to 17.