Chinese state councilor to attend Park's inauguration

BEIJING - Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong will attend the inauguration ceremony of the Republic of Korea President-elect Park Geun-hye.

Liu will attend the event as the special envoy of President Hu Jintao and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping from Feb?23-26, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a regular press briefing on Tuesday.