BEIJING: China, unnerved by the festering North Korean nuclear crisis, is pushing a compromise format for talks that it hopes will satisfy both Washington and Pyongyang and bring them back to the table, diplomats said yesterday.
Washington insisted on multilateral talks while Pyongyang demands bilateral talks with the United States before any multilateral discussions.
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