Obama urges China to rein in North Korea in nuclear standoff
1 of 12. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak at the Blue House in Seoul March 25, 2012. Obama arrived in Seoul on Sunday to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, a follow-up to the summit he held in Washington in 2010.
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday urged China to use its influence to stop North Korea's "bad behavior" in a nuclear standoff with the West and hinted at tougher sanctions if the reclusive state goes ahead with a rocket launch next month.
Credit: Reuters/Yuriko Nakao
Alister Bull and Matt Spetalnick
SEOUL
Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:01am EDT
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