China calls on all sides to reduce tension

Trump exerts more pressure on DPRK during state visit to Japan

Beijing has called on all parties to make their words and actions "conducive" to easing tension and building trust on the Korean Peninsula issue, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday.

Hua made the remarks at a daily news conference in Beijing in response to comments made by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump earlier in the day about Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.