South Korea’s Lee urges Xi to help curb North Korea’s nukes

SHANGHAI, China — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday he had urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him curb North Korea’s nuclear program and suggested a freeze in its development of weapons of mass destruction was “feasible” with the right conditions. Lee’s visit to China this week was the first by a South Korean leader in six years, with Seoul seeking a broad reset in relations with its largest trading partner, as well as help with the recalcitrant North. He met with Xi in the Chinese capital Beijing on Monday, a day after the nuclear-armed North…