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Summary America's top military officer on Sunday warned North Korea against provocations.
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, urged China to use its relationship with Pyongyang to ensure regional stability.Tensions in Northeast Asia have risen sharply since South Korea accused the North of torpedoing a warship in March 2010, killing 46 sailors.Pyongyang angrily denied the charge but went on to shell a border island in November, killing four South Koreans including two civilians.On a four-day trip to China, Mullen said he would discuss that and other issues in talks with his counterpart General Chen Bingde and while visiting military bases as the two nations seek to bolster their security cooperation.Mullen said he would also discuss the Taiwan issue, stability in the South China Sea and confidence-building measures between the two nations.
