WASHINGTON: The campaign to win China’s backing for deeper sanctions against North Korea gained in intensity Friday (Saturday in Manila), with the US and South Korean presidents making their case directly to Xi Jinping.

Presidents Barack Obama and Park Geun-Hye spoke to their Chinese counterpart by phone in separate calls to demand punitive measures following a recent nuclear test.

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