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United Nations

The UN Security Council unanimously passed a resolution to impose sanctions on North Korea for its reported nuclear test, including a clause that authorizes all countries to inspect cargo going in and out of North Korea to detect illicit weapons. China's ambassador to the UN, Wang Guangya, said China would not participate in the inspection regime because it would create "conflict that could have serious implications for the region." In response, the US ambassador, John R. Bolton, insisted that China was bound by the resolution's terms and would have to find a way to comply with the inspection provision. "I can't believe that China won't adhere to obligations that the Security Council has imposed," he said.

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