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the US-China summit held yesterday (16th), it is said that the two leaders also selected the North Korean issue as a subject of future cooperation. The leaders of the United States and China agreed to strengthen engagement at various levels so that competition does not lead to clashes.
Correspondent Yunsu Kim from Washington.
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The day after the US-China summit, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan appeared at a seminar and explained the results of the meeting.
Sullivan said there will be a variety of engagements going forward to ensure the competition between the US and China does not turn into a clash.
[Sullivan / White House National Security Adviser: This will form a guardrail to prevent the US-China competition from leading to conflict and strengthen various levels of engagement.] As the
two leaders agreed on the need for communication, follow-up measures through various channels It seems to indicate that the discussion of
Sullivan said in particular that President Biden raised the need for dialogue for strategic stabilization, and that President Xi Jinping agreed.
In this regard, he mentioned North Korea as an international issue that requires cooperation and emphasized the importance of coordination between the US and China in North Korea policy.
[The United States has informed North Korea that it is ready to engage in good faith and diplomacy if it is ready. Coordination on this issue is very important.]
Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-gun met with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to explain the main details of the US-China summit and continued discussions with North Korea, including the declaration of an end to the Korean War.
At the US-China summit this time, instead of specific issues such as a declaration of an end to the war, it seems that there was a broad discussion between the two leaders regarding peace on the Korean Peninsula, a diplomatic source said.