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US urges China to use 'all tools' to moderate N Korea's behaviour

BONN (Germany) — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday (Feb 17) urged China to do all it could to moderate North Korea's destabilising behaviour after Sunday's ballistic missile test by Pyongyang, Mr Tillerson's spokesman Mark Toner said.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi walk to their seats before a meeting on the sidelines of a gathering of Foreign Ministers of the G20 leading and developing economies at the World Conference Center in Bonn, western Germany, on Feb 17, 2017. Photo: AFP

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi walk to their seats before a meeting on the sidelines of a gathering of Foreign Ministers of the G20 leading and developing economies at the World Conference Center in Bonn, western Germany, on Feb 17, 2017. Photo: AFP

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BONN (Germany) — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday (Feb 17) urged China to do all it could to moderate North Korea's destabilising behaviour after Sunday's ballistic missile test by Pyongyang, Mr Tillerson's spokesman Mark Toner said.

Mr Tillerson made the comments during his first meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of a G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bonn, Germany.

"Secretary Tillerson also highlighted the increasing threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and urged China to use all available tools to moderate North Korea’s destabilising behaviour," Mr Toner said in a statement.

The two also discussed the need to create a level playing field for trade and investment, he said. REUTERS

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