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April 01, 2014

US says China to gain from pressing N.Korea
Washington (AFP) April 01, 2014
China should press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons if Beijing wants to change US troop plans in the region, a US official said Tuesday. Danny Russel, the assistant secretary of state for East Asia, acknowledged that a growing China has been unhappy with efforts by the United States to strengthen defense cooperation with allies Japan and South Korea. "The most direct way for China to affect those military deployments and those strategic alliance plans is by applying its leverage to Nor ... read more

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