China: US should push North Korea diplomacy, not pressure

China: US should push North Korea diplomacy, not pressure By Edith M. Lederer Associated Press Tuesday, May 4, 2021 12:05 AM FILE – In this Jan. 30, 2020, file photo, China’s United Nations Ambassador Zhang Jun speaks during a press conference at U.N. headquarters. Zhang expressed hope Monday, May 3, 2021 that President Joe Biden’s policy toward North Korea will give more importance to diplomacy and dialogue instead of “extreme pressure” to try to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear program and denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) The Associated Press South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in…