Clinton urges China to send signal to North Korea?

[Yoshiki Hayashi]

Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke with her Chinese counterpart on Saturday, urging Beijing to 'make clear that North Korea's behaviour is unacceptable,' the State Department said.

State Department spokesman PJ Crowley announced the phone call on Twitter, days after North Korea launched an artillery assault on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. The attack left four people dead, including two South Korean soldiers.

The United States, South Korea and other countries have condemned North Korea's artillery assault as provocative and destabilizing. US President Barack Obama has condemned the attack as an 'outrage' and telephoned President Lee Myung Bak to affirm US commitment to South Korea's security.

China has been reluctant to back tough policies and has so far not condemned North Korea for Tuesday's hostilities, instead urging restraint on both sides. But as North Korea's closest friend, the US has regularly sought Beijing's support to pressure Pyongyang.

The US and South Korean navies launched joint exercises in the region Sunday to demonstrate solidarity in countering North Korean aggression. Crowley said earlier this week that China has a role to play in pressuring Pyongyang.

'Its not that China can dictate a particular action to North Korea, but it is that China, together with the United States and other countries, has to send a clear, direct, unified message that it is North Korea that has to change,' Crowley said.

The US has about 28,000 soldiers stationed in South Korea, a presence that has remained since 1953, when an armistice ended Korean War hostilities

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[Mr. Steal Yo Girl]

This might be the only time I agree with a woman.

[Mike S]

Now that was an interesting article, I read it the other day. What I don't see here is your question. You have a good day now

[Amateurjail218]

What,s the question?. If it is, What is going to Happen as a result of North Korea attacking South Korea?. That is anyones guess, but the world is ready for another war. It is natures way of controlling populations, albeit man made. My own opinion is that North Korea will listen to nobody and will continue to threaten world peace. Unfortunately the only solution is destroying North Korea, almost certainly beacause of North Korea,s mentality resulting in Neuclear War. Are human beings intelligent? Not a chance.