As North Korea’s third nuclear test looms large, China is coming under pressure to convince its unruly ally to change course or lend impetus to the next batch of international sanctions.
BEIJING has for decades been propping up Pyongyang by supplying food, fuel and other necessities and providing political backing in the face of its provocations.
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