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China in ‘unique position’ to push North Korea to return to talks, Blinken says

US secretary of state calls on Beijing to use influence to solve DPRK nuclear issue, meeting with Xi and top officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on China to play a bigger role on North Korea issues this week, as he visited Beijing for meetings with Xi Jinping and other top officials.

In remarks to reporters on Monday, Blinken said he raised the subject of Pyongyang’s “increasingly reckless actions and rhetoric” during two days of meetings with the Chinese leader and senior foreign affairs officials, according to a State Department press release.

“All members of the international community have an interest in encouraging the DPRK to act responsibly, to stop launching missiles, to start engaging on its nuclear