DPRK has put the peace ball in US court

Kim Jong-un's visit to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping was his first overseas trip after becoming the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2011. The visit and his first meeting with Xi have attracted worldwide attention, especially because Kim is set to hold historic talks with Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in on April 27, and US President Donald Trump sometime in May.

Apart from strengthening China-DPRK relations, by deepening cooperation and increasing exchanges, Kim's visit to China will also further ease the tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and thus promote peace and security in Northeast Asia and lead to the peaceful settlement of the peninsula nuclear issue. It will also play an important role in facilitating the improvement of Pyongyang's relations with both Seoul and Washington.

Needless to say, Kim's planned meeting with Moon in Panmunjom "Truce Village" on the ROK-DPRK border in April and the one with Trump in May will serve as a turning point in the Korean Peninsula issue. To set the stage for the two meetings, Pyongyang has adopted some welcoming measures including suspension of military activities and withdrawal of personnel and vehicles from the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, potentially heralding the dawn of peace on the peninsula.