<span style="color: #222222;">China has called for North Korean sanctions relief to be discussed at the UN Security Council after US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un ended a summit without a deal. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in Beijing today, the UN Security Council should start discussions on the reversible clauses of the resolutions, which imposed sanctions on North Korea. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said the council should adjust the sanctions in accordance with the principle of simultaneous reciprocity.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Chinese spokesman further said, both the countries note that lifting sanctions is an important part of the denuclearisation process. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Beijing is the North's main trade partner and sole major ally, but it has backed a raft of UN sanctions following Pyongyang's repeated nuclear and missile tests in recent years.</span>