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US in close consultation with China over NK: State Dept.

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  • Published Jul 31, 2012 6:13 am KST
  • Updated Jul 31, 2012 6:13 am KST

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The United States maintains close cooperation with China on North Korea, the State Department said Monday amid reports that a top Chinese ruling party official is on a trip to Pyongyang.

The ongoing visit by Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China, put Pyongyang-Beijing relations into the media spotlight again.