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May 24, 2018 China Update with CRI 0
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands following a news conference at the State Department in Washington.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China firmly supports the planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and the top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un.
The direct contact and dialogue between top leaders of the two nations are key to solving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, Wang said at a press conference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after their meeting.
He made a stopover in Washington DC on his way back from Argentina.
China expects the meeting to be held as scheduled and achieve success, he said.
China believes that President Trump and Chairman Kim are capable and they have the wisdom to make the right decision to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula and bring good news to the world, Wang said.
The 2018 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference is scheduled for April 8 to 11 in Boao, Hainan Province. The forum will be themed "An Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Greater Prosperity."
— The Daily Mail - People's Daily