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A milestone might have been reached in US-China relations when China committed to denuclearize North Korea. The commitment came this week on the heels of Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to China on Saturday.
The discussions, which were a fundamental part of the wider talks between the two countries, have laid out specific plans to quickly put pressure on the Korean peninsula to forego all nuclear weapons.
Chinese state counselor Yang Jiechi stated that "China is firmly committed to upholding peace and stability and advancing the denuclearization process on the peninsula."
These discussions, and China's positive reception of the measure to be taken to defuse the tension in North Korea, are a welcome sign that China values peace at its border, and that it is China's aim at this point to exercise its power to achieve control of its allied countries.
Kerry's mission was also to convince the newly chosen Chinese president Xi Jinping to rein in North Korea. Kerry was in Japan just before the meeting with the Chinese premier.
Kerry and the regional powers in Asia believe that North Korea's new dictator will have to fire one or two Musudan missiles to appease both the military and celebrate the birthday of dynasty founder Kim Il Sung, but that a wider conflict will not occur.
Source: NBC 4.14.13
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