Amid pressure from the international community to cut ties with North Korea, China has instead given diplomacy another chance by sending top level diplomats to the United States and South Korea to discuss ways of dealing with Pyongyang's latest belligerent move following the detonation of a nuclear weapon.

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Wu Dawei, China's chief negotiator for the Korean Peninsula, spoke to his South Korean counterpart and promised to cooperate closely with Seoul when the United Nations Security Council adopt appropriate measures and suitable action against the latest action of the rogue state.

"China will never accept North Korea as a nuclear-possessing country," Wu asserted.

South Korean diplomat Hwang Joon-kook said his country is seeking close South Korea-China cooperation  in coming up with appropriate harsh actions against North Korea.

Meanwhile, reports indicate that Yun Byung-se of South Korea and Wang Yi of China had a separate telephone meeting on Friday to discuss possible sanctions against the erring nation.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry also confirmed that Wang was able to talk with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday and stated China's position on the North Korean issue.

Wang reportedly explained that China is eager to work with the United States and other concerned countries to put a lid on North Korea's threat.

"No matter what happens, [all parties] should adhere to the objective of denuclearization of the peninsula and maintain peace, stability in the peninsula," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.

Kerry was allegedly disappointed with China's approach to Pyongyang's recent brazen action saying that such an approach to the issue 'had failed.'

In a statement, Kerry said the United States will leave it to China on the kind of approach it will take to curb North Korea's threat, but he was quick to point out that such approach had already failed and had not worked.

While the United Nations has imposed on North Korea over the years, China has been a critical ally of the North Korean government, supplying the country with food and gas and trading supplies.

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