China's Xi urges restraint on North Korea issue on call with Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that he hopes all sides exercise restraint over the issue of North Korea and that China opposes anything that runs counter to U.N. Security Council resolutions, state media said on Monday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping
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"(China) hopes that the relevant parties can maintain restraint and avoid actions that would increase tensions in the Korean Peninsula," Xi said, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Xi said during a telephone call with Trump that all sides should avoid doing anything to worsen tensions, state television reported.

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