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Rice Discusses North Korea With Asian Leaders
U.S. national security adviser Condoleezza Rice met with top Chinese leaders today in Beijing to discuss the North Korean nuclear standoff, Taiwan and other issues, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, July 2). Rice was set to meet with former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and President Hu Jintao. “China is an important power in Asia and globally and we have an excellent relationship with China,” Rice said following talks with Japanese leaders in Tokyo, adding that she planned to discuss a “full range of issues in U.S.-China relations,” including “the need for higher-level dialogue between the United States and China” and the issue of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. In talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Tokyo, Rice called the North Korean issue “urgent.” She is expected to depart for South Korea tomorrow, according to AFP. Meanwhile, North Korean Defense Minister Kim Il Chol yesterday accused the United States of preparing to launch an attack against the Stalinist country “behind the curtain of the six-party talks” yesterday in a speech marking the 10th anniversary of the death of former North Korean president Kim Il Sung (Robert Saiget, Agence France-Presse/Channel News Asia, July 8).
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