China says it wants to work with North Korea to "keep the peace"

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said his country was ready to work with Pyongyang to "

" on the Korean Peninsula, in a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, reported by media in State.

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President Xi's statements, conveyed in an exchange with North Korea's ambassador to China, come shortly after two senior US officials, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd, visit Seoul Austin, which angered North Korea.

Last week, North Korea warned that it would not change its position with the United States until it renounced its "

To her, while these senior officials were in Seoul, as part of a tour intended to strengthen Washington's ties with its traditional partners in Asia in the face of North Korea and China's growing influence.

Kim Jong-un also sent a message to Xi Jinping - through the North Korean ambassador, who spoke to an official - the China New agency said on Monday.

He spoke

of his country's “

” to strengthen relations between the two states.

This exchange, the first reported between the two leaders since January, also comes after US-Chinese talks in Alaska, the first since the election of the new US president.

President Xi also said that China is "

”New China reported.

Talks between Washington and Pyongyang have stalled since the Hanoi summit fiasco in early 2019 between former US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.

The two countries failed to agree on dismantling North Korea's nuclear program in exchange for lifting international economic sanctions.

North Korea remains subject to international sanctions and the country is more than ever reclusive since the closure of its borders, more than a year ago, to protect itself from Covid-19.

The new US administration intends to review its policy towards Pyongyang.

At the end of the meeting of senior American officials with their South Korean counterparts, Antony Blinken reiterated the American objective of "

".