US urges China to pressure North Korea after nuclear test
OSLO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The United States called on China to put pressure on North Korea to denuclearise after Pongyang conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test on Friday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, on a visit to Norway, also reaffirmed an "iron-clad" commitment to defend South Korea and condemned the North Korean test as a direct challenge to the entire international community.
"It's China's responsibility," he said. "China has and shares an important responsibility for this development and has an important responsibility to reverse it." (Reporting By Philip Stewart, editing by Alister Doyle)
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