President states support for US-DPRK summit

Beijing supports Washington and Pyongyang in having another leaders' summit to advance a political settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday.

Xi made the remark while meeting with Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in in Osaka, Japan.

The Chinese president said the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea both need to be flexible in order to make headway in their dialogue.