where we know that the focus right now always on the denuclearization of north korea but there is also the goal of a peace treaty to replace the armistice that ended the fighting in the korean war now this week the leaders of south korea china and japan met and this is what china's foreign ministry said about that meeting take a listen. this is to asia on the korean peninsula is changing in a positive way the fact the three leaders held in depth exchanges on peninsula issues and sent concerted messages to the outside world will help reach a political settlement. a political settlement so mr forrester carter sounds like china is hoping for a peace treaty before the nukes the north korean nuclear issue has been solved the u.s. would not well that would it i mean what do you think. we really will have to see what comes out of this and keep box this black box cold cold