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N Korea threat testing US-China relations

Trump-Xi meeting could bring North-east Asia situation to new crossroads.

Tue, Mar 28, 2017 - 5:50 AM

A string of North Korean missiles and tests, combined with Mr Trump's ascent to power, has created a new sense of urgency to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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Beijing

WITH the threat from North Korea's nuclear breakout growing daily, repair of Sino-US relations has assumed new urgency. The meeting between the US and Chinese presidents, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, in April could bring their relations and the security situation in North-east...