Xi-Trump call: China urges 'peaceful' North Korea solution

2017-04-12 0

China's President Xi Jinping has called for a "peaceful" resolution to tensions over North Korea, in a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, Chinese state media said.On Tuesday Mr Trump tweeted that the US was not afraid of acting alone on North Korea if China would not help.Tensions have risen on the Korean peninsula after thedispatch of US warshipsto the region.North Korea reacted with anger, saying it would defend itself "powerfully".