South Korea's Lee asks Xi to play 'mediator' role with North DW 01/07/2026
South Korea seeks China to mediate and help halt North Korea's further nuclear and ICBM development while keeping denuclearization as a long-term goal.
Seoul calls for freeze of North's nuclear programme, Chinese mediation
Lee proposed freezing North Korea's nuclear programme in exchange for compensation and asked China to mediate to restart talks and improve inter-Korean relations.
