川普再次致電中日領導人討論朝鮮問題

President Donald Trump has again made separate telephone calls from the White House to the leaders of Japan and China to discuss concerns about North Korea.

The 30-minute call between Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was meant to increase pressure on Pyongyang not to engage in further provocative actions, but was not prompted by any significant change in the situation, according to officials in Tokyo.

"We agreed to strongly demand North Korea, which is repeating its provocation, show restraint," Abe told reporters in Tokyo on Monday.

"We will maintain close contact with the United States, maintain a high level of vigilance and firmly respond," he added.

Abe also said he and Trump agreed that a larger role in dealing with Pyongyang should be played by China.

Trump subsequently spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping about North Korea, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

The Chinese president, on the call, said he hopes all sides avoid doing anything to worsen the tense situation on the Korean peninsula, according to the news agency.

White House officials earlier on Sunday had confirmed to VOA News the calls to Abe and Trump would be made but they released no immediate details.

U.S. officials have repeatedly said all options remain "on the table" to deal with further North Korean provocations.美國總統川普再次從白宮分別致電日本和中國領導人，討論對朝鮮問題的憂慮。

日本官員說，川普總統和安倍首相30分鐘的電話交談，意在向平壤施加更大壓力，使其不再採取進一步挑釁行動。不過，電話交談並不是因局勢發生任何重大變化而觸發的。

安倍星期一在東京告訴記者說，“我們同意強烈要求一再進行挑釁的朝鮮表現出剋制。”

安倍補充說，“我們將和美國保持密切接觸，保持高度警惕，做出堅定迴應。”

安倍首相還說，他與川普總統都認爲，中國應當在應對平壤方面發揮更大的作用。

據中國官方新華社報道，川普總統隨後和中國國家主席習近平通話。

報道說，習近平在電話中說，希望有關各方保持克制，避免做出加劇半島局勢緊張的事。

白宮官員星期天早些時候對美國之音證實了川普總統和安倍首相的通話，但沒有公開細節。

美國官員一再表示，爲了應對朝鮮進一步的挑釁行動，不排除“任何選項”。