CHINA SEEKS DEAL TO HALT N. KOREA NUKE DEVELOPMENT

The United States and South Korea should suspend their expansive joint military exercise in return for North Korea suspending its nuclear and missile development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday.

Wang floated the idea in the midst of tensions that are once again rising on the Korean Peninsula.

Wang, speaking at a press conference at the National People’s Congress meeting in Beijing, said a “double suspension” could defuse a looming crisis, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reports. Wang said his plan would denuclearize the peninsula and establish a foundation for negotiations.