Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Chinese President Xi Calls President Trump To Discuss The North Korean Crisis





Reuters: China's Xi urges peaceful resolution of North Korea tension in call with Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a peaceful resolution of rising tension on the Korean peninsula in a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group steamed towards the region.

Trump's call with Xi, just days after they met in the United States, came as an influential state-run Chinese newspaper warned that the Korean peninsula was the closest it has been to a "military clash" since North Korea's first nuclear test in 2006.

The communication between the leaders underscores the increasing sense of urgency as tension escalates amid concern that reclusive North Korea could soon conduct a sixth nuclear test, or more missile launches, and Trump's threat of unilateral action to solve the problem.

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More News On Today's Phone Call Between Chinese President Xi And President Trump

Xi stresses China's North Korea concerns in talk with Trump -- AP
China's Xi urges resolution of North Korea tensions in Trump call -- AFP
Xi-Trump call: China urges 'peaceful' North Korea solution -- BBC
China’s Xi calls Trump, urges peaceful approach to North Korea -- Washington Post
China calls for calm as US dispatches naval might to Korean waters -- CNN
Xi Jinping Calls Trump and Urges Peaceful Solution to North Korea Crisis -- Newsweek
Trump ‘initiated call’ in which Xi Jinping urged peaceful resolution over North Korea tensions -- South China Morning Post
Xi warns Trump to embrace a 'peaceful solution' on North Korea as tensions build -- L.A. Times
Xi Urges North Korea Talks in Trump Call as Tensions Mount -- Bloomberg
China's Xi urges Trump to peacefully resolve North Korea tensions -- DW

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