China’s top diplomat calls on US to change ‘hostile policy’ on North Korea
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing welcomed South and North Korea moving towards peaceful coexistence and called on Washington to change its “hostile policy” on Pyongyang.
- In talks with his counterpart Cho Hyun in Seoul on Wednesday, Wang said China was “always committed to playing a constructive role in the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula”, according to a readout from the Chinese foreign ministry.
- But he sidestepped a reporter’s question after the meeting about whether Beijing could help broker a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
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- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing welcomed South and North Korea moving towards peaceful coexistence and called on Washington to change its “hostile policy” on Pyongyang.
- In talks with his counterpart Cho Hyun in Seoul on Wednesday, Wang said China was “always committed to playing a constructive role in the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula”, according to a readout from the Chinese foreign ministry.
- But he sidestepped a reporter’s question after the meeting about whether Beijing could help broker a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
Sources: South China Morning Post