For more on this issue, joining me now is Yang Xiyu, a senior fellow at the China Institute of International Studies, and also a former director of the Office on Korean Peninsula Issues at the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Q1: How will the meetings between South Korea and the US affect the security and stability of the Korean Peninsula and the region?

Q2: How will the upgraded military presence in South Korea, including the permanent deployment of US equipment, affect the deterrence of threats from the DPRK?