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North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, second right, meets with Chinese Foreign MinisterWang Yi at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

China congratulates North Korea’s Kim on reducing tensions

Associated Press

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress at the media center in Beijing, Thursday, March 8, 2018. China says its proposal for a &quot;dual suspension&quot; of North Korean nuclear tests in return for a halt to war games by South Korea and the U.S. has proven successful. Wang on Thursday told reporters that the suspension of such activities during the recent Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea showed that China's approach &quot;was the right prescription for the problem and created basic conditions for the improvement of inter-Korean relations.&quot; (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China eyes greater global leadership role, downplays fears

By GERRY SHIH and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho emerges from his bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, right, in the sidelines of the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and its Dialogue Partners Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017 in suburban Pasay city, south Manila, Philippines. Bolstered by new U.N. sanctions, the United States and North Korea's neighbors are joining in a fresh attempt to isolate Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs, in a global campaign cheered on by U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

China urges N. Korea to stop missile tests, resume talks

By JOHNSON LAI - Associated Press

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, center, bids farewell to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, right, following their bilateral meeting in the sidelines of the 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and its Dialogue Partners Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017 in suburban Pasay city, south Manila, Philippines. Bolstered by new U.N. sanctions, the United States and North Korea's neighbors are joining in a fresh attempt to isolate Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs, in a global campaign cheered on by U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Welcome boost from China to global pressure on North Korea

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Australia, China vow to deepen ties on trade

By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press

NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR THREAT: Getting DPRK to Six Party Talks

By John Kerry

NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR THREAT: China also seeks denuclearization of Korean Peninsula

By Wang Yi

South Korean protesters stage a rally to oppose the possible deployment of the United States' advanced defense system THAAD, a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, on Korea Peninsula, near the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. North Korea may be preparing to launch a rocket or missile, according to a U.S. defense official and expert analysis of commercial satellite imagery. The signs read " Oppose the deployment of THAAD." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

THAAD system: China says it might accept U.S. missile shield in South Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

"We believe China's legitimate security concerns must be taken into account, and a convincing explanation must be provided to China," said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, while conceding South Korea had the right to make its own decisions. "I don't think it's too much to ask." (Associated Press)

China grudgingly accepts U.S. missile shield deployment to South Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A Chinese military refueling tanker flies with fighter jets during a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender during World War II held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

China bent on ‘hegemony in East Asia,’ Navy Adm. Harry Harris Jr. warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Beijing this week was preceded by reports that the administration is pushing behind the scenes on China and other North Asian nations to embrace an aggressive sanctions regime that would even ban all oil exports to North Korea. (Associated Press)

U.S. and China divided on North Korea sanctions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

China warns U.S. not to intervene in ‘illegal’ Hong Kong protests

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times