The Korea Herald:
Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday that he will not recognize North Korea’s policy of simultaneously pursuing nuclear advance and economic development.
Xi made the remarks during a meeting with Hwang in Beijing, according to an official at the prime minister’s office who attended the meeting.
Xi also repeated China’s stance that Beijing “firmly opposes” North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons and is faithfully implementing U.N. sanctions against the North’s nuclear and missile programs.
Hwang told Xi that the implementation of U.N. sanctions and other pressures on North Korea must continue for North Korea to “change calculations,” the official said.
Hwang and Xi discussed the possible deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in South Korea, but the official declined to give details about the discussion.
According to a report by China’s official Xinhua news agency earlier in the day, Xi told Hwang that Seoul needs to be “cautious” about the possible deployment of the U.S. missile shield on its soil.
