China is 'recalculating' North Korea policy: Obama

By Park Sae-jin Posted : March 15, 2013, 08:58 Updated : March 15, 2013, 08:58
U.S. President Barack Obama said China is "recalculating" its policy on North Korea, according to U.S. media.

"You’re starting to see them recalculate and say, 'You know what? this is starting to get out of hand," Obama said in an interview with ABC News earlier this week.

"And, so, we may slowly be in a position where we’re able to force a recalculation on the part of North Koreans," he said.

China, a veto-wielding member of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC), voted for a U.N. resolution calling for tougher sanctions on North Korea for its third nuclear test on Feb. 12. The UNSC unanimously adopted the resolution last week.

There are growing expectations for a change of China's stance on North Korea as Xi Jinping was elected Chinese president on March 14, diplomatic observers said.

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