But two hours before a meeting with North Korean officials was set to be held.

The Biden administration believes they made progress on two key objectives resuming military-to-military communications and cracking down on fentanyl.A senior administration official told reporters Wednesday after the talks that the U.

President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have completed their talks Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in San Francisco.if you really have to do serious diplomacy.Were not trying to decouple from China.

for what we hope will be a very productive.expressed that Chinas preferences is for peaceful reunification.

asked what he would consider the outcome of a successful meeting with Xi.

China is taking a number of steps intended to curtail the supplies.The Norths race to advance its nuclear and missile programs has renewed debate over South Koreas own nuclear armaments.

and we cannot rule out whats similar to a regional conflict when the two sides have a misunderstanding of the situation.AP-YonhapSouth Korea and the United States are discussing possible joint planning and exercises using U.

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast.nuclear assets in the face of North Koreas growing nuclear and missile threats.