U.S., China renew determination to resolve N. Korea threat, differ on approach

미중 "한반도 정세 위험수준" 공감대…북핵 해법에는 엇박자 While agreeing that tension on the Korean peninsula is high,... the United States and China still differ on how to deal with North Korea. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Beijing on Saturday afternoon,… the third and final destination of his first trip to Northeast Asia as the Trump administration's top diplomat. Before his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for Sunday, Tillerson met with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss North Korea's nuclear weapons development and other pressing issues. At a news conference following their meeting, Tillerson said he reiterated the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear program,... adding that the two sides promised to cooperate in order for Pyongyang to make better decisions. While agreeing with Tillerson about the North Korean nuclear threat, Minister Wang said the only way to persuade Pyongyang to disarm is through dialogue, such as a renewal of the long-stalled six-party talks between the two Koreas, the U.S., China, Japan and Russia. He said that while sanctions should remain in place,... the problem must be solved in a peaceful and diplomatic way. During his stay in Seoul on Friday,... Tillerson had proclaimed that the old U.S. policy of "strategic patience" had ended.... and Washington was exploring a new range of diplomatic, security and economic measures,... hinting at possible military action against North Korea. Regarding South Korea's deployment of the THAAD missile defense system, Tillerson reportedly asked China to drop its opposition to the defense upgrade. Minister Wang said the topic was discussed, but did not elaborate further. The two also discussed the groundwork for a forthcoming summit between the two superpowers next month,... where President Trump is expected to host President Xi at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Lee Ji-won, Arirang News. Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS):   / newsarirang   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld