SEOUL (Reuters) – Efforts to resolve the crisis on the Korean peninsula looked deadlocked on Tuesday after the United States and its main Asian allies urged China to bring North Korea to heel, pressure Beijing has repeatedly resisted. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks with her Japanese and South Korean counterparts, saying they shared grave concerns over “provocative attacks from North Korea” and put the onus on China to take action. Earlier, in their first discussion on North Korea since its attack on the South two weeks ago, Chinese President Hu Jintao told President Barack Obama that Washington must return to the negotiating table with the North, warning that…
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Diplomatic impasse over Korea peninsula crisis