From Yahoo News
By Foster Klug

The United States on Sunday pushed China to apply more pressure on
North Korea to end its missile tests and return to international nuclear disarmament talks. A top diplomat said the aim is to show that Kim Jong Il’s government has “no support in the world.”

Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns also indicated the United States would not grant North Korea the direct talks it is seeking in the wake of its test-firing of seven missiles, including some that possibly could reach the American continent.
President Bush has opposed one-on-one talks, too.

Getting support from China, North Korea’s main ally and trading partner, is seen as crucial. Burns, joined by members of Congress, urged Beijing to use its “influence and exert some pressure on the North Korean regime” to return to the talks that involve the Koreas, the United States, China, Russia and Japan.

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