On Wednesday Chinese President Hu Jintao's special Envoy, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, departed to begin his working
visit to the United States (US) and then Russia, the Foreign
Ministry has said.
Tang left for the US on Wednesday and following on from that
he'll make a working visit to Russia, the Foreign Ministry said in
a statement.
Late on Monday Chinese President Hu Jintao had phone talks with
US President George W. Bush. They exchanged views on bilateral ties
and the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK).
According to a report by the official Korean Central News Agency
the DPRK conducted an underground nuclear test on October 9.
The Foreign Ministry issued a statement Monday, stating China
was resolutely opposed to the nuclear test and demanded the DPRK
live up to its commitment to non-nuclearization on the Korean
Peninsula, stop any activity that may worsen the situation and
return to the six-party talks.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao on Tuesday urged those
concerned to remain calm and make efforts to resolve the Korean
Peninsula nuclear issue within the framework of six-party
talks.
(Xinhua News Agency October 12, 2006)