"We urge the DPRK not to go further on along a dangerous direction," Wang said

What is your impression of President Xi Jinping? I think he is a determined man

"Cui, however, bluntly said that China will never recognize the DPRK as a nuclear state and opposes nuclear weapons anywhere on the Korean Peninsula and beyond, including Japan and Taiwan

Prior to Abe's departure Monday for a five-day trip to New York to attend the UN General Assembly, Abe told Nikai during a meeting that he "will decide on the timing of the snap election after returning from the UN General Assembly on Friday

"However, whatever China does will not fundamentally solve the issue," he said