China urges all sides in North Korea standoff to 'stop irritating' one another
By Ben Blanchard | BEIJING
China on Monday called on all parties in the Korean standoff to stay calm and "stop irritating each other" a day after North Korea said the United States was pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war.
The United States has urged China, reclusive North Korea's lone major ally, to do more to rein in its neighbor's nuclear and missile programs which have prompted an assertive response from the Trump administration, warning that the "era of strategic patience" is over.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-idUSKBN17W04T
