Leaders, in 2nd recent telephone call, focus on how to de-escalate tensions

President Xi Jinping urged all parties involved to exercise "restraint" over the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue in a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Monday, their second such conversation this month.

Xi said China firmly opposes actions that violate UN Security Council resolutions and added China expects all relevant parties to remain restrained and avoid taking moves that aggravate tension on the peninsula.