Japan asks China for help in adopting new U.N. sanctions on N. Korea

Foreign Minister Taro Kono asked his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday for China's cooperation in adopting a new U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution on North Korea, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.The request, made during a telephone conversation, came in response to North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan into the Pacific Ocean earlier in the week.Wang reiterated China's position of placing importance on dialogue with North Korea, the ministry said.Kono was quoted as telling Wang that North Korea's action posed "an unprecedented, serious and grave threat" to se…READ FULL ARTICLE