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WASHINGTON (AP) - Faced with stalemate, the Bush administration has asked China to redouble its efforts to lure North Korea back to negotiations on the Koreans' nuclear weapons program.
The appeal, disclosed by a State Department official on condition of anonymity, reflects a growing frustration over North Korea's refusal to reopen six-nation talks for nearly a year and rhetoric from Pyongyang that administration officials consider alarming.
Last week, some U.S. officials said spy satellites showed possible preparations for North Korea's first-ever nuclear weapons test, including the digging and refilling of a large hole at a suspected test site in northeastern Gilju along with the apparent construction of a reviewing stand some distance away.
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