China denies Xi’s visit to North Korea aimed at gaining leverage against Trump | World News, The Indian Express

China denies Xi’s visit to North Korea aimed at gaining leverage against Trump | World News, The Indian Express

By PTI |Beijing |Published: June 18, 2019 6:12:30 pm

China denies Xi’s visit to North Korea aimed at gaining leverage against Trump

Answering a spate of questions over Xi's visit to North Korea, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang denied that the trip was aimed at using Beijing-Pyongyang close ties as leverage in China-US trade talks.

China believes that with joint efforts on both sides, Xi’s visit will be a success that will open a new chapter of the relations between the two parties and the two countries. (AP photo)

China on Tuesday refuted reports that President Xi Jinping’s sudden move to make a rare visit to North Korea this week was aimed at using Beijing’s close ties with Pyongyang as a “leverage” to deal with his US counterpart Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on more Chinese imports.