He also visited a cemetery for Chinese soldiers killed in the Korean War, when China supported its Communist allies in North Korea.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

All participating countries in the Chinese-sponsored six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program, with the exception of North Korea, are expected to be in Phuket.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

But Secretary Clinton says it is not going to halt an Obama administration effort to get the Chinese-sponsored six-party talks in North Korea's nuclear program going again.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

This week, America was simultaneously grateful for Chinese help in persuading North Korea to return (well, perhaps return) to six-party talks about its nuclear programme, and angry (especially in Congress) at the Europeans for wanting to sell China more arms.

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Since the suspension of those talks in 2009, China has poured investment into its border regions to try to encourage Chinese-style market reforms in North Korea.

WSJ: U.S.-China Nuclear Silence Leaves a Void

Chinese companies are also investing in North Korea's mines, although many complain of corruption and a lack of respect for contracts.

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