US Urges China to Pressure Pyongyang to Abandon Nuclear Program

This week’s nuclear test by North Korea is once again testing international alliances, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warning Beijing on Thursday that it must step up its efforts to force the North Korean regime to give up its nuclear program. But for China, concerns about the regime’s possible collapse likely still supercede its concerns over North Korea’s nuclear capabilities. “This puts China in a very difficult position," noted Victor Teo, an assistant professor at...

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