Xi Jinping has told Kim Jong Un that he hopes the outcome of his historic meeting with Donald Trump last week can be implemented, in a coded message of support for denuclear-isation.
The Chinese President held discussions with Kim during the North Korean leader's third visit to China since March,
as Beijing seeks to ensure it exerts influence over efforts to remove the nuclear threat in the Korean Peninsula and shape the future of north-east Asia.
During his visit to Beijing, Kim briefed Xi on the discussions he held with Trump at their summit in Singapore, which the Chinese leader described as an "important step toward the political solution of the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue".
Xi said China hoped North Korea and the US could "implement well the outcomes achieved at the summit", China's state broadcaster CCTV reported. China would "as always play a constructive role" in that process.
Kim and the US President agreed on a vague set of objectives aimed at bringing stability to the Korean Peninsula, while Trump also pledged to end joint US-South Korea military drills — a move which would bolster China's position in the region.
