South Korean, Chinese and Japanese leaders discuss cooperation, North Korea as they gather in Seoul

By HYUNG-JIN KIM
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president has reportedly called for a greater Chinese role in addressing concerns about North Korean nuclear threats. President Yoon Suk Yeol met Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday on the eve of a trilateral meeting involving Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The three-way meeting would be the first such meeting between the three Northeast Asian nations in more than four years. No major announcement is expected from Monday’s three-way gathering. But observers say just resuming their highest-level, three-way talks is a good sign.