SEOUL, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Senior Chinese officials visited Seoul and discussed with South Korea’s foreign minister ways to ease tensions over North Korea’s artillery shelling on its southern neighbour’s island.

The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo, along with Wu Dawei, an envoy on North Korean nuclear issues, discussed the situation with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan. (Reporting by Yoo Choonsik)