Secretary of State Antony Blinken. - AP
SEOUL (AP): America’s top diplomat on Thursday (March 18) pressed China to use its "tremendous influence” to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme, hours after the North said it will ignore US offers to resume negotiations.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke at the end of high-profile security talks in Seoul, which included Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and South Korean foreign and defence ministers.
The so-called "two plus two” meeting, the first of its kind in five years, came as President Joe Biden is pushing to restore America’s alliances in Asia in the face of growing challenges from China and North Korea.
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