US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) shakes hands with China‘s Premier Li Keqiang during a meeting at the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on April 13. AFP PHOTO
US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) shakes hands with China‘s Premier Li Keqiang during a meeting at the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing on April 13. AFP PHOTO

BEIJING: US Secretary of State John Kerry met top officials of North Korea’s key ally and aid provider China on Saturday to press them to rein in a defiant Pyongyang, seeking Beijing’s help to defuse soaring nuclear tensions.

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