The U. S. will press China to ramp up pressure on North Korea in a round of high-level talks on Wednesday, though China would rather talk trade.
WASHINGTON—The U. S. will press China to ramp up pressure on North Korea in a round of high-level talks on Wednesday, hoping for action on what Washington sees as a pre-eminent threat, a senior U. S. diplomat said Monday.
The Trump administration is pursuing a strategy of leaning strenuously on Beijing to curtail North Korea’s nuclear weapon and missile programs, but provocations by Pyongyang have continued since President Donald Trump…
