Cópia de china agrees to join u.s. to end n. korea weapons pursuit.d

China Agrees to Join U.S. to End N. Korea Weapons Pursuit

The U.S. and China agreed to work together towards persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear pursuits in a move that highlighted China’s growing frustration with a long-standing yet volatile Communist ally.

Appearing at Beijing’s Diaoyutai State Guest House, site of President Richard Nixon’s visit during his 1972 trip to China, Secretary of State John Kerry and China’s foreign policy chief, YangJiechi, took turns today expressing concern about North Korea’s belligerence and their shared goal to tame the aspiring nuclear country.
“China is firmly committed to upholding peace and stability and advancing the denuclearization process on the Korean peninsula,” Yang said in comments translated by an interpreter. “The issue should be handled and resolved peacefully through dialogue.”
“We agree that further discussion to bear down very quickly with great specificity on exactly on exactly how we will accomplish this goal,” Kerry said with Yang at his side.
The top U.S. diplomat is visiting a region that’s been on edge since February, when North Korea tested a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations Security Council. He met with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye to show support for a treaty ally.
While scant on details, the joint commitment by the U.S. and China was a rare display of unity on a divisive issue in the symbolically significant setting. Kerry headed into the meetings in Beijing with a goal of persuading President Xi Jinping to “put some teeth” into their efforts to restrain North Korea.

Source: www.bloomberg.com
Beatriz Bulcão
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