Beijing backs talks on Korea concerns

Restarting six-party negotiations is way out of nuclear problems, official says

China would like to improve communication with all related parties, including the United States, to help restart negotiations on Korean Peninsula nuclear issues, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Wednesday.

Geng also said State Councilor Yang Jiechi spoke by phone with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday, the latest in a series of recent high-level China-US contacts.