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INSPECTIONS, AND THAT TALKS WITH THE SOUTH MUST RESUME BEFORE THE NEXT BILATERAL U.S./NORTH KOREA TALKS. HE THOUGHT THAT THE CHINESE WOULD USE THEIR VETO IN THE FIRST INSTANCE IF MATTERS REACHED THE UNSC, BUT THAT THEY WOULD NOT HOLD OUT IN THE LONGER-TERM. (SENATOR ROBB NOTED THAT THE EXTENT OF CHINESE LEVERAGE OVER NORTH KOREA WAS UNCLEAR.)
JAPAN
10.
ASKED ABOUT U.S. TRADE RELATIONS WITH JAPAN, TOMSEN SAID BILATERAL FRAMEWORK TALKS IN HONOLULU WERE NOT MAKING MUCH PROGRESS. HE WAS NOT HOPEFUL, GIVEN THE RECESSION AND THE JAPANESE DOMESTIC SCENE.
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