China reconsiders frayed ties with North Korea
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Chinese policy makers are debating how   far their country should prop up or pressure North Korea as   fraying economic ties compound political distrust.
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A top U.S. nuclear envoy met his North Korean counterpart at Pyongyang's embassy in the Chinese capital on Tuesday as Washington sought to revive a disarmament process stalled since the end of last year
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North Korea's second ranking leader was scheduled to meet with China's two most powerful men as Beijing persisted in its efforts to revive stalled talks on the nuclear standoff.
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North Korea's refusal to take part in  working-level talks on the nuclear crisis prompted a diplomatic  flurry on Tuesday with China, the host of the talks, at the  heart of efforts to keep the process on track.
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China has said it plans to strengthen controls on the export of nuclear equipment, days after an international agreement was reached on phasing out North Korea's nuclear programme.
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China has told the United States it  will push for another round of six-way talks on the North  Korean nuclear crisis as soon as possible, saying it will be in  touch with Pyongyang and the other players.
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BEIJING, China -- China is battling to keep the North Korea nuclear talks alive, saying it hopes the six nations involved would stay calm and flexible.
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Deep distrust is challenging progress toward ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, China's envoy to six-party disarmament talks said on Friday, following discussions with North Korea on a nascent deal.
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China battled on Wednesday to keep  alive six-way talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear  programs, saying it hoped all parties would stay calm and  flexible and resume negotiations despite inevitable problems.
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South Korea's nuclear envoy said Tuesday that North Korea could be persuaded to disarm with strong incentives to help reverse its economic crisis, while China called for flexibility at revived arms talks it is hosting.
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China battled on Wednesday to keep alive six-way talks on dismantling North Korea&#39;s nuclear programs, saying it hoped all parties would stay calm and flexible and resume negotiations despite inevitable problems.
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SEOGWIPO, South Korea  - The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and China meet on Sunday to try to smooth often prickly ties and help resolve the impasse over the nuclear weapons plans of their neighbor, North Korea.
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China asked South Korea to promise it will not stake a claim on Gando, a disputed region north of the North Korean border, when it held talks with Seoul last month to patch up the history dispute
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China has told the United States it will push for a new round of six-nation talks on the North Korean nuclear standoff and would be in contact with Pyongyang and other countries involved, the government said Sunday.
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North Korea said it was willing to consider first steps to ending its nuclear arms program at six-party talks that opened on Thursday, with China drafting a deal that could mark rare progress in the tortuous negotiations.
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China appealed to North Korea on Tuesday to join working meetings before a new round of six-party talks on dismantling its nuclear program, despite the North's declaration that it saw no point in attending.
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North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il might be on a visit to China, news reports said here.