Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army (KPA), center, and other delegates from left, Kim Hyong Jun, deputy minister Foreign Affairs, Ri Yong Gil, Col. Gen. of KPA, Kim Song Nam, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers party of Korea, and Kim Su Gil, Lt. Gen. of KPA, pose before leaving Pyongyang Airport for China, North Korea Wednesday, May 22, 2013. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor.
In this picture taken on May 21, 2013 Allyson Felix of the US (L) catches Aleen Bailey of Jamaica (R) before winning the final of the Women's 200m at the IAAF World Challenge held at the National Olympic Stadium or 'Birds Nest' in Beijing.
In this picture taken on May 21, 2013 Fabrice Lapierre of Australia lands during the Men's Long Jump final at the IAAF World Challenge held at the National Olympic Stadium or 'Birds Nest' in Beijing.
In this picture taken on May 21, 2013 Justin Gatlin of the US (C) is congratulated by Zhang Peimeng of China (R) after winning the Men's 100m final at the IAAF World Challenge held at the National Olympic Stadium or 'Birds Nest' in Beijing. Gatlin won with a time of 9.91 seconds.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) speaks with Sonia Gandhi, chief of India's ruling Congress party, before their meeting in New Delhi in this May 20, 2013 file photo. Li, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and increase trade between Asia's fastest growing economies in his first trip overseas since taking office. China's overtures, which come amid worries in Beijing that it is being encircled by the United States and its allies, however met with a cool response in New Delhi. India has been shaken by a recent border spat with China and is cautious about Beijing's friendship with rival Pakistan, where Li flies on May 22, 2013. New Delhi is also concerned about a ballooning trade deficit with China and a flood of cheap Chinese-made goods outpricing local manufacturers.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang places a wreath at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Rajghat in New Delhi in this May 20, 2013 file photo. Li, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and increase trade between Asia's fastest growing economies in his first trip overseas since taking office. China's overtures, which come amid worries in Beijing that it is being encircled by the United States and its allies, however met with a cool response in New Delhi. India has been shaken by a recent border spat with China and is cautious about Beijing's friendship with rival Pakistan, where Li flies on May 22, 2013. New Delhi is also concerned about a ballooning trade deficit with China and a flood of cheap Chinese-made goods outpricing local manufacturers.
