Chinese premier says N.K. leader invited to witness economic development

TOKYO, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday that Beijing invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to the country in an effort to help Pyongyang learn about his nation's economic development and use it for reviving the North's own economy, an official said.
Wen made the remark during a bilateral meeting with Lee on the sidelines of a tripartite summit in Tokyo with Japan, saying that he understands Lee's views of the reclusive leader's trip to China.