BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) - China is growing increasingly frustrated with North Korea and calls by the West for it to curb Pyongyang overestimate Beijing's influence in the reclusive state, said Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd.
The Sinophile former prime minister, who has close relations with China's heir designate Xi Jinping, said Beijing's new generation of leaders is working hard towards regional peace and stability to ensure China's continued economic rise.
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