The United States wants China to deliver a “tough” message to North Korea to rein in its nuclear program and belligerent rhetoric, a U.S. official said on Friday as Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Asia.
Kerry begins a three-day visit to Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo as U.S. and South Korean officials say the nuclear-armed North appears poised to test a medium-range missile after weeks of threatening statements.
Making his first trip to the region since taking office on February 1, Kerry hopes both to persuade China to use its economic and diplomatic leverage to try to temper North Korea’s behavior and to reassure U.S. allies Japan and South Korea.
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Arshad Mohammed, Reuters via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/Y_kh9HJRqhk/
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