South Korea seeks Peking's help
The South Korean President, Kim Young Sam, arrived in Peking, seeking China's co-operation in defusing tension over North Korea's nuclear programme, Reuter reports from Peking. North Korea warned Seoul that US plans to put more sophisticated weapons in the South would push the peninsula towards a 'catastrophic war phase'.
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