US president Li Keqiang and Chinese premier Barack Obama have agreed to increase cooperation in the UN Security Council and law-enforcement channels, following North Korea's fifth nuclear test. The two countries are discussing possible UN sanctions in reponse to the nuclear test carried out earlier this month. Although angered by Pyongyang's repeated nuclear tests and pressed by Washington to take a tougher line on North Korea, China believes that sanctions are not the ultimate answer and has called for a resumption of talks.
US president Barack Obama and Chinese premier Li Keqiang have agreed to increase cooperation in the UN Security Council and law-enforcement channels, following North Korea's fifth nuclear test. The two countries are discussing possible UN sanctions in reponse to the nuclear test carried out earlier this month. Although angered by Pyongyang's repeated nuclear tests and pressed by Washington to take a tougher line on North Korea, China believes that sanctions are not the ultimate answer and has called for a resumption of talks.