Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian Comments at Press Briefing in Beijing
Beijing:
China said on Wednesday that the United States holds the key to breaking the deadlock on the Korean peninsula amid new tensions as Pyongyang refuses to resume denuclearization talks with Washington.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remarks during a press briefing in Beijing.
US Vice Secretary of State Stephen Biegun on Wednesday rejected reports that he was looking to meet with North Korean officials during a visit to South Korea this week, but reiterated that Washington was ready to resume talks.
(Report by Gabriel Crossley; written by Se Young Lee; Edited by Andrew Heavens)
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