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Trump asks China to use all 'levers' to influence North Korea

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and called for Beijin
Published November 29, 2017 Updated November 29, 2017 03:58pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and called for Beijing to use "all available levers" to press North Korea.

The White House said that Trump and Xi discussed North Korea's latest ballistic missile test, with Trump again pressing China to take a tougher line against its neighbor.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2017