China praises historic summit's progress

DPRK's Kim, US's Trump make commitment to denuclearization, security guarantees

China praised the decision made by Democratic People's Republic of Korea top leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump at their historic Singapore summit to start to resolve problems in the Korean Peninsula.

"It is an important progress made in pushing forward the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula as well as its political settlement," the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday in a statement after the summit concluded.