On 20 Sept local time, Premier Li Keqiang meets with prominent representatives from the US economic, financial, academic and media circles in New York. (Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

When asked about the situation on the Korean Peninsula, Premier Li said: China is a firm defender of the international nuclear nonproliferation regime, and is firmly opposed to nuclear tests by the DPRK. China is committed to the denuclearization, peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula as well as a solution through dialogue and consultation. We don't want to see turmoil, let alone war, on the Peninsula, nor do we what to see large-scale movements of refugees or an arms race in the region. So we hope all relevant countries will work together to get the North back to the negotiating table to find a fundamental solution through negotiations to the nuclear and missile test issue. Not long ago, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2270 and China voted in favor of it. Now China is implementing this resolution fully and earnestly in its entirety. I had a discussion about this issue with the US leader in our meeting yesterday. We both believe that China and the US should have further communications on the situation and agree with further response from the Security Council to the latest nuclear test. China hopes that the issue can be fundamentally resolved politically through diplomatic means, as we have seen on the Iranian nuclear issue.