Chinese President Hu Jintao and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama meet with business leaders from the two countries at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building after a summit in the White House on Wednesday. Reuters-Newsis Breakthrough After U.S. Warns China On North Korea -- Yahoo News/Reuters
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States warned China that it would redeploy forces in Asia if it failed to rein in its ally North Korea, the New York Times reported on Friday, as Pyongyang bowed to Seoul's demands for crisis talks.
The paper quoted a senior administration official as saying. President Barack Obama's warning had persuaded China -- the North's main diplomatic and economic backer -- to take a harder line toward Pyongyang, and opened the door to a resumption of inter-Korean talks, possibly next month.
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U.S, China Tread Delicate Line Over N.Korea -- Chosun Ilbo
S. Korea agrees to military talks with North -- Yahoo News/AFP
Step toward peace? South Korea agrees to talk with North Korea. -- Christian Science Monitor
S Korea accepts North military talks offer -- Financial Times
North, South Korea Agree to High-Level Military Talks -- Wall Street Journal
US asks China to stop N. Korea's nuke ambitions -- Sify News
North Korea set on third nuclear test -- Asia Times
Seoul to push for Pyongyang's apology -- Korea Times
Head-Scratching Over N.Korean Offer of Military Talks -- Chosun Ilbo
Q+A: Will talks breakthrough lower risk on Korean peninsula? -- Reuters
My Comment: I am very skeptical that these talks will produce anything .... but at least they are talking.