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, ‘On the 9th local time, representatives from the United States and China met in Tokyo, Japan to discuss issues related to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, according to the U.S. State Department.’,
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, ‘According to the State Department, Park, a senior North Korea official, met with Liu Xiaoming, China’s special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, and pointed out that North Korea’s provocative and irresponsible rhetoric and illegal nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs pose a threat to regional and global security.’,
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, ‘He emphasized concerns about deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, including illegal arms transfers, and criticized Russia’s veto exercise for the extension of the mandate of the UN Security Council’s expert panel on North Korea, which he said would undermine international efforts to implement Security Council resolutions.’,
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, ‘In addition, Park, the senior North Korea official, expressed the United States’ ongoing concerns about China forcibly repatriating North Koreans, including defectors, to North Korea, and demanded that China comply with the obligation to prevent forced repatriation.’,
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, ‘The meeting followed U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken’s visit to China last month, during which Blinken emphasized the importance of complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and maintaining open lines of communication with China, according to the State Department.’,
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