Economics
Obama Urges China to Prod North Korea Harder on Nuclear Weapons
- China objects to U.S. deploying missile shield in South Korea
- North Korea test-fired more ballistic missiles this week
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Aug. 25, 2016, shows a test-fire of strategic submarine-launched ballistic missile being launched at an undisclosed location.
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China has done more on sanctions against North Korea than previous rounds of penalties but could still “tighten up” further in prodding Kim Jong Un’s regime, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday during a trip to Asia.
Obama said he had told President Xi Jinping that China needs to “work with us more effectively” in combating Kim’s nuclear ambitions.