Kim, Trump end 2nd summit without deal in Hanoi, Vietnam

Expectations ahead of the summit

China hopes 2nd DPRK-US meeting successful

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Tuesday China welcomes the second Kim-Trump summit and hopes substantive outcomes will be achieved.

China is a keen promoter of a denuclearized, peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula, but the goals cannot be achieved without joint efforts from the DPRK and the US, Lu said.

China expects a successful second summit between the DPRK and the US, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Feb 20.

"We expect the second meeting of the leaders of the DPRK and the US will be held as scheduled and achieve positive results to inject new impetus to the denuclearization and lasting peace on the peninsula," Geng said at a daily news conference.

Direct contact and dialogue between the DPRK and the US hold the key to resolving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, he said, adding that China always supports the two sides tackling the issue through dialogue.

Since last year, there has been a major turnaround of the situation on the Korean Peninsula, as the DPRK-US summit in Singapore broke the impasse of the nuclear issue, Geng said.

Second DPRK-US summit to be critical turning point: Moon

Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in said that the second summit between the DPRK and the US will be a critical turning point for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula on Feb 11 during a meeting with his senior secretaries.

Moon said the era of peace and prosperity on the peninsula was approaching further, noting that the second Kim-Trump summit was anticipated to become a historic meeting which turns the peninsula from the era of confrontation and hostility into one of peace and prosperity.

The change, Moon said, can give the ROK an opportunity for developing inter-Korean relations to a higher level, which can lead to a future of peace contributing to economic development.

Trump said he discussed "probably every aspect" of the second US-DPRK summit with Moon during a phone conversation on Feb 19.

Moon said his country was ready to assume any role, if Trump demands, to offer corresponding measures to facilitate denuclearization on the peninsula during the phone conversation.