25 February 2016: North Korea faces tougher sanctions over nuclear test as US and China agree UN resolution
The United States and China have agreed on a draft resolution that would expand U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea over its latest nuclear test and hope to put it to a vote in the coming days. Beijing and Washington reached a deal on the draft, which could go to the full 15-member council soon. The two veto powers had been negotiating on a draft resolution for the past seven weeks following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test on January 6.
China and the United States have had different views on how strong the response should be to North Korea since Pyongyang's nuclear test last month. It is reported that Washington is urging for harsh punitive measures, whereas Beijing is emphasising dialogue and milder U.N. steps that are confined to non-proliferation. There are no details about the content of the draft sanctions resolution yet.
