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US, China Discuss Warning North Korea Against Nuclear Test
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&ctl=13D1D5E:A6F02AD83191E160E9E436FD4AE1A7959574F7DCC14957C0 Christopher Hill
says he and Chinese diplomats discussed need to make very clear to
North Korea that testing nuclear device would be - a 'very, very
unwelcome development' The top U.S. envoy dealing with North Korea has
conferred with Chinese officials on warning Pyongyang against testing
a nuclear weapon.







Christopher Hill speaks to the press Assistant Secretary of State
Christopher Hill said he and Chinese diplomats discussed the need to
make very clear to North Korea that testing a nuclear device would be
- a "very, very unwelcome development."

"They [the Chinese], like us, are concerned about this," he said. "We
did not get into any discussion of what may or may not be clear
signals on the ground, but we certainly discussed the danger that the
D.P.R.K. could try to take additional provocative steps."

Hill met Wednesday with Wu Dawei, China's top negotiator in six-nation
talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs.

Hill's trip to Asia, which also includes stops in Japan and South
Korea, comes as intelligence officials warn that North Korea may be
preparing for an underground nuclear test.

Hill on Wednesday called on China to start implementing U.N. Security
Council resolution 1695, which condemns North Korea for its missile
tests two months ago. The U.S. envoy says the Chinese continue to
favor a diplomatic solution without the use of sanctions.

"China remains very focused on how to get the diplomacy working
again," he said. " But I made very clear to the Chinese that we are
proceeding to look for all ways pursuant to the requirements of 1695
to be vigilant and that we would expect the Chinese to do the same
pursuant to their obligations. We did not get into specifics of how
that vigilance would be implemented."

The resolution, approved unanimously by Security Council members -
including China - calls for U.N. members to prevent the transfer of
money, technology and other tools that North Korea could use to make
weapons of mass destruction.

Although China is expressing growing frustration with North Korea for
failing to return to multi-party talks on nuclear disarmament, Beijing
is reluctant to resort to sanctions against its neighbor.

Analysts say this is because Beijing fears sanctions would destabilize
North Korea, sending a wave of refugees into Chinese territory, and
causing the collapse of one of China's last remaining communist allies
in the region.