U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said Beijing could solve the North Korean issue “quickly and easily,” calling for his counterpart Xi Jinping to “work very hard” on the issue.

Speaking to press at a signing ceremony with business executives in Beijing, Trump said that he and Xi were “very very much on the same plane.”

“China can fix this problem easily and quickly, and I am calling on China and your great President to hopefully work on it very hard,” Trump said.

“I know one thing about your President. If he works on it hard, it will happen. There