Minister urges prompt talks between US, DPRK

Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Washington and Pyongyang to have talks soon, saying that now is a crucial moment for testing the sincerity of all parties in solving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.

Wang said on Thursday that Beijing fully supports the efforts made by Pyongyang and Seoul to ease tensions and improve ties through a series of interactions during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which concluded last month.

The fact that Pyongyang did not conduct a nuclear test during the Games, and that Washington and Seoul suspended joint exercises targeting Pyongyang, proves that Beijing's "suspension-for-suspension" proposal was the right prescription, Wang said.