China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi likened North Korea and those supporting South Korea as 'two accelerating trains' on Wednesday. China has been stepping up pressure on North Korea, its once-close Communist ally, to give up its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Last month, Beijing suspended all coal imports from North Korea for the rest of the year. Beijing wants the U.S. in return to restart long-stalled negotiations with North Korea to ease regional tensions. The missiles North Korea fired on Monday were unlikely to have been intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), South Korea said, which can reach the United States.

Source: CBC News March 08, 2017 04:45 UTC