The US and China have agreed on a constructive bilateral relationship to address the threat posed by North Korea due to its repeated ballistic missile tests despite a UN ban. <br/><br/>US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday spoke to his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi over phone and discussed the the importance of a constructive bilateral relationship. State Department Acting Spokesman Mark Toner said the two sides agreed on the need to address the threat that North Korea poses to regional stability. <br/><br/>The two leaders also discussed economics, trade, and potential cooperation on counter terrorism, law enforcement and transnational crime. He said the development comes after US and Japan urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes and cautioned Pyongyang not to take any further provocative actions. China has also begun a suspending all coal imports from North Korea for the rest of the year.

The US and China have agreed on a constructive bilateral relationship to address the threat posed by North Korea due to its repeated ballistic missile tests despite a UN ban. <br/><br/>US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday spoke to his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi over phone and discussed the the importance of a constructive bilateral relationship. State Department Acting Spokesman Mark Toner said the two sides agreed on the need to address the threat that North Korea poses to regional stability. <br/><br/>The two leaders also discussed economics, trade, and potential cooperation on counter terrorism, law enforcement and transnational crime. He said the development comes after US and Japan urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes and cautioned Pyongyang not to take any further provocative actions. China has also begun a suspending all coal imports from North Korea for the rest of the year.