WASHINGTON ¨C U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and China¡¯s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, reaffirmed their countries¡¯ commitment to exert pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said.
Yang was on a two-day visit to Washington that began on Thursday. His talks were also expected to cover the sensitive U.S.-China economic relationship after recent tit-for-tat actions that have raised fears of a trade war between the world¡¯s two largest economies.
¡°Both sides reaffirmed President Trump¡¯s and President Xi¡¯s commitment to keep up pressure on North Korea¡¯s illegal weapons and nuclear programs,¡± State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told a news briefing.
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