China And US Push For Dialogue With North Korea -- The Guardian
John Kerry visits Seoul and Beijing to ease fears of tensions ahead of anniversary.
Washington and Beijing stressed they would handle tensions on the Korean peninsula through dialogue and consultation as fears rose that Pyongyang may be planning to test a missile to mark the anniversary of the birth of its first leader, Kim Il-sung.
US secretary of state John Kerry met Chinese president Xi Jinping and other senior leaders in Beijing, saying afterwards: "We are able ... to underscore our joint commitment to the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula in a peaceful manner."
Standing alongside China's top diplomat, state councillor Yang Jiechi, he added: "We agreed that this is critically important for the stability of the region and indeed for the world and for all of our nonproliferation efforts."
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My Comment: I doubt that China or the U.S. are in a position to negotiate with North Korea right now. North Korea's rhetoric is mainly directed at a North Korean audience .... a point that even America's top intelligence officer (National Intelligence Director James Clapper) asserted on Thursday.