China to take softer line with N Korea

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Beijing - China will no longer risk damaging ties with its traditional ally North Korea by pushing it to scrap its nuclear weapons program, says the International Crisis Group. A report by the group implies that six-party efforts for a negotiated end to North Korea's nuclear program will not be fruitful in the near future, given North Korea's insistence on direct talks with the United States and China's role as North Korea's most important source for economic support...

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