Discussions continue momentum of the Xi-Trump meeting at Mar-a-Lago

China said it is willing to maintain communication and cooperate with the United States on solving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue on the eve of the first round of the China-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue on Wednesday in Washington.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the remark on Tuesday as a senior US diplomat said the dialogue will focus on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and other issues such as the South China Sea and maritime issues, working to defeat ISIS and other risk-reduction efforts, and military-to-military relations.