President says China hopes talks on peninsula denuclearization succeed

China looks forward to the success of the top leaders 'meeting and bilateral dialogue between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States, President Xi Jinping said.

Beijing hopes substantial progress will be made toward denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and normalizing their relations, Xi said when meeting on Monday with Chung Eui-yong, special envoy and top national security adviser for Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in.

Chung visited Pyongyang and Washington last week and announced in the US capital on Thursday that US President Donald Trump would meet DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un by May to achieve permanent denuclearization.