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On July 28, however, North Korea tested its second ICBM, ratcheting up pressure on China to act.

In the past, Beijing has supported limited sanctions on Pyongyang, but North Korea's most recent ICBM test has complicated that strategy. Now Russia may be the only spoiler to U.S. pressure on North Korea.

China May Finally Be Ready to Work With the United States on North Korea

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The United States and China appear to have reached accord over a draft U.N. resolution on fresh sanctions against North Korea. Anonymous diplomatic sources say that the United States aims to hold a vote Aug. 5. This has been the U.S. and Chinese approach for some time -- to first engage in bilateral dialogue before formally proposing sanctions measures to the broader U.N. Security Council.

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China May Finally Be Ready to Work With the United States on North Korea

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