U.S. briefs China on chemical weapons use evidence in Syria

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday it had been briefed by the United States about evidence on the use of chemical weapons in Syria after U.S. President Barack Obama delayed a military response to last month's chemical weapons attack near Damascus until after a congressional vote.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday tests had shown sarin nerve gas was fired on rebel-held areas in Syria on August 21. The United States says more than 1,400 people, many of them children, were killed in the attack.