U.S. Calls for China to Act on Koreas
By EVAN RAMSTAD Protesters denounce North Korea in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul on Wednesday. SEOUL—As South Korea took its first step to penalize North Korea for its artillery attack on a South Korean island, the Obama administration stressed that China could play a crucial role in reducing tensions in the region. “China is pivotal in moving North Korea in a fundamentally different direction,” said State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley in a press briefing Wednesday. South Korea on Wednesday announced a naval drill with a U.S. aircraft carrier group, cutting off humanitarian assistance and halting traffic into the North. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak conferred with…
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