US team flies to North Korea as Kim visits China
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A US government team was in North Korea to assess food shortages Tuesday, while the country's reclusive leader Kim Jong Il reportedly traveled to an eastern China city on a visit aimed at studying Beijing's economic reforms.
The delegation, led by Robert King, US special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, will use its five-day visit to verify food supply surveys conducted by the United Nations and US-based charities and see if there are ways to monitor aid distribution. (AP)
