China’s Xi Talks to Trump via phone

U.S. President Trump is scheduled to speak by phone this morning with Chinese President Xi Jinping to consult about the next moves regarding North Korea, which is showing signs of conducting another intercontinental ballistic missile test in defiance of international demands and U.N. resolutions.

China is focused on solving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue through talks and peaceful means, Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Wednesday, according to China’s official Xinhua news agency.

Xi also told Trump that China attaches importance to Trump’s visit to China later this year, Xinhua said.