The general concept for "nuclear-free" should be "nuclear-weapon-free," Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Beijing on Saturday.

Wang made the remark at a press briefing following the end of the second round of six-party talks about the Korean Peninsula issue.

In reply to a reporter's question about the definition of "nuclear-free Korean Peninsula," Wang clarified that there are many nuclear-weapon-free zones in the world, so an accurate concept for the "nuclear-free Korean Peninsula" should be a "nuclear-weapon-free Korean peninsula." 
 
(Xinhua News Agency February 28, 2004)