新闻纵贯线 Today updated 20:00 2017/09/08（在线收听）

朝鲜半岛陷入死循环，能否破冰特朗普要大让步

Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- from a different perspective. I'm Suyi.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that the international community should make a concerted effort to solve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula. Voices have echoed that any steps that would lead to an escalation of tension should be avoided. Meantime, Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed China's commitment to a denuclearized Korean Peninsula during a talk with his French counterpart by phone.In their conversation, Xi Jinping reiterated China's support for the international nuclear non-proliferation treaty, vowing to maintain peace and stability in northeast Asia.He again noted the North Korean nuclear issue could be settled only through peaceful means and called on France to play a constructive role of a UN security council member.Emmanuel Macron said France attaches importance to China's role in the North Korean nuclear issue and is willing to enhance cooperation with China in this regard.

For more on Peninsula situation, CRI' Suyi is now joined on the line by Zhao Hai, Research Fellow with the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University；Einar Tangen, author and columnist；Zhao Tong, fellow in Carnegie's nuclear policy program based at the Carnegie-Tsinghua center for global policy.