U.S. says China inspecting cargo at N.Korea border | Top News | Reuters.com

U.S. says China inspecting cargo at N.Korea border | Top News | Reuters.com: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it remained confident China would uphold its promise to impose U.N. sanctions on North Korea and for the first time said it had confirmed Pyongyang had set off a nuclear blast.

U.S. Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns sought to dismiss doubt over China's commitment to tough action against its communist neighbor, telling CNN: 'The Chinese now are beginning to stop trucks at the 800-mile border and inspect all of them.'

China has made clear it is deeply concerned about the consequences of provoking a collapse of the impoverished and highly militarized state and its U.N. ambassador again clarified the limits of its action on Monday." Read complete post here.