We begin here in Beijing, where Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in's special envoy Chung Eui-yong.

President Xi Jinping says China is committed to a denuclearized Korean Peninsula and hopes for a positive outcome in the upcoming summit between the north and south in April and the proposed summit between the US and the DPRK in May. Seoul's top national security adviser is in Beijing to brief leaders here on the lastest outcomes of the inter-Korean talks and the possible upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and the DPRK supreme leader Kim Jong Un. Meanwhile, Seoul's top intelligence chief has met with Japanese Foreign Minister in Tokyo.