North Korea said to be willing to talk

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A Japanese legislator, meanwhile, said a top Chinese official who recently visited Pyongyang indicated China was not optimistic that North Korea will end its nuclear program or re-enter disarmament talks soon.

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South Korean media reported late last week that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed regret for carrying out the country's underground nuclear test on Oct. 9 and told a Chinese envoy that he didn't plan to carry out any more tests.

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现在听英文新闻，原来的non-nuclearization现在都变成de-nuclearization了。

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The developments demonstrate the uncertainty that has surrounded the nuclear standoff since the North's test

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引用第3楼永无止境于24-10-2006 09:25发表的“”:
现在听英文新闻，原来的non-nuclearization现在都变成de-nuclearization了。

再说non- 已经没有意义了

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"I don't think sanctions work as a penalty," Mohamed ElBaradei said after meeting with Rice in Washington. &quotenalizing them is not the solution."

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The U.S. has sought to cut off the North's access to international banking as punishment for alleged counterfeiting of U.S. dollars and other illicit activity. Pyongyang has denied the charges and boycotted six-nation talks on its nuclear program until the U.S. ends the crackdown.

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Japanese lawmaker Ichiro Aisawa, who visited Beijing on Monday to discuss the nuclear test with Chinese leaders, said he was told by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei that Beijing had asked both Pyongyang and Washington for flexibility in restarting talks.

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However, he said Wu told him: "China is not optimistic about the resumption of the six-party talks or that North Korea will abandon its nuclear program,"

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry could not confirm the reports. Wu, who is Beijing's top nuclear envoy, accompanied China's State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo on a special mission to Pyongyang last week to deliver a message to the North Korean leader from China's President Hu Jintao.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao did not discuss the details of the message, but said Kim and Tang had "in-depth discussions" about the nuclear dispute.

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呵呵，这时候大家都在看中国的态度。
看看美联社怎么说中国的吧。

Beijing has remained silent, refusing to release any details on a trip by Chinese diplomats to Pyongyang last week, while North Korea has shown no public signs of being flexible by continuing its bellicose rhetoric aimed at the United States.

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North Korea  is amenable to returning to international nuclear talks if the U.S. shows a willingness to resolve a dispute over the North's alleged counterfeiting and money laundering, a South Korean lawmaker said Monday.