China rebuffs U.S. calls for Beijing to do to rein in North Korea

Record ID: 896649

  • Title: China rebuffs U.S. calls for Beijing to do to rein in North Korea
  • Date: 22nd June 2017
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (JUNE 22, 2017) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG WALKING IN FOR REGULAR BRIEFING MEDIA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "China's has made unremitting efforts to solve the Korean nuclear issue and from start to finish has taken proactive and constructive actions. I want to reiterate that after tensions increased on the Korean peninsula, China proactively mediated the negotiations. At the opportune moment, we proposed ideas and paused (to listen) to suggestions and opinions from both sides. China's ideas and opinions have gained the understanding and support by more and more countries." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY CHINESE NATIONAL FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 6th July 2017 10:03
  • Keywords: Chinese foreign ministry spokesman daily news briefing Geng Shuang
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016MD04LJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:China's foreign ministry said on Thursday (June 22) that it is making "constructive efforts" to solve the North Korean nuclear issue.
    The United States pressed China to exert more economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to help rein in its nuclear and missile programs during a round of high-level talks in Washington on Wednesday (June 21).
    The meeting of top U.S. and Chinese diplomats and defence chiefs was held a day after President Donald Trump said China's efforts to use its leverage with Pyongyang had failed, raising fresh doubts about his administration's strategy for countering the threat from North Korea.
    The death of American university student Otto Warm bier this week, after his release from 17 months of imprisonment in Pyongyang, has further complicated Trump's approach to North Korea, his top national security challenge.
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