Premier Li urges denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula at a press conference following the 8th China-Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) leaders' meeting in the Chinese southwestern city of Chengdu on Tuesday. 

Li urged the three sides to jointly maintain regional peace and stability, so as to ensure a favorable environment for Asia's sustainable development.  

Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul need to not only properly handle disputes among themselves, Li said, but also play a constructive role in handling such hot regional issues as the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. 
China will continue to work with the international community and strive for denuclearization and long-term peace and stability of the peninsula, said the premier.  

Echoing Li's stance, Abe reaffirmed the priority to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, and Moon said peace on the Korean Peninsula was in the "common interest" of the three countries. 

The three leaders also agreed to speed up the establishment of a free trade zone, Li announced at the presser.

He stressed the importance of free trade, welcoming entrepreneurs from Japan and ROK to invest in China and promising equal opportunities for them.