Mr. Liu Xiaoming (Photo: Reuters/ VNA)

Liu Xiaoming told reporters that he will meet officials of the incumbent and incoming Korean governments to discuss "political solutions" to Korean peninsula issues.

Touching on pending issues related to North Korea, the envoy said that it's up to the US and North Korea to resolve issues on the Korean Peninsula, not China.

Mr. Liu said the root cause of the hostility between the US and North Korea is distrust running deep between them, and to resolve the distrust, they need to have meaningful and sincere dialogue. He added China objected to any hostile act which will escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula and hoped that related parties would find ways to lower tensions in Korean peninsula issues through consultations with South Korea.

Liu will hold talks with his South Korean counterpart Noh Kyu-duk on Tuesday to share their assessments on the recent grave security situation on the peninsula and discuss ways to cooperate for the stable management of the situation.