Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a peaceful resolution to the currently escalating tensions between North Korea and the U.S., during a call with President Trump on Wednesday morning.

President Trump and China’s Foreign Ministry indicated the call had been constructive and the two sides had further discussed issued covered at the Mar-a-Lago summing in Florida last week.

“About the issue of the Korean Peninsula, President Xi made clear China’s position that we are still committed to denuclearization of the Peninsula, peace and stability on the Peninsula and a peaceful settlement through dialogue and negotiation. The US is very clear