<p>Agreeing that maintaining stability on the peninsula was "critical" the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the end of two-days of high level talks in Beijing said that peace and security in the region is a shared responsibility between the two countries.<br />Clinton said, the Obama administration expects to work closely with China to "chalk out effective measures" to the sinking of the warship, which has been blamed on North Korea.<br /><br />Outlining, the Chinese response vice-foreign minister Cui Tiankai said "We're ready to work together with the US and other parties and will continue to stay in close touch on the situation in North Korea."<br /><br />The dialogue between the two countries on the Korean incident came a tensions mounted between Seoul and Pyongyang after a team of international investigators concluded that North Korea was to blame for the sinking of the warship.<br /><br />This diplomacy came as South Korea resumed its propaganda broadcast into the North after a six year halt with Pyongyang threatening that its 1.2 million strong military was bracing for war.<br /><br />The understanding between Washington and Beijing came as the two countries resumed their high level military to military contact with a top American commander saying that ties between the two countries were lagging and dealings needed "maturity and farsightedness."<br /><br />The US Pacific Commander Admiral Robert Willard told top People's Liberation Army Commanders it was regretful that military ties were not keeping pace with other engagements between the two nations.<br /><br />The meeting was the first high-ranking military talks between the two sides since Beijing suspended all such exchanges in protest over US Arms sales to Taiwan.<br /><br />The Korean tiff is expected to figure prominently in the talks. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Agreeing that maintaining stability on the peninsula was "critical" the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the end of two-days of high level talks in Beijing said that peace and security in the region is a shared responsibility between the two countries.<br />Clinton said, the Obama administration expects to work closely with China to "chalk out effective measures" to the sinking of the warship, which has been blamed on North Korea.<br /><br />Outlining, the Chinese response vice-foreign minister Cui Tiankai said "We're ready to work together with the US and other parties and will continue to stay in close touch on the situation in North Korea."<br /><br />The dialogue between the two countries on the Korean incident came a tensions mounted between Seoul and Pyongyang after a team of international investigators concluded that North Korea was to blame for the sinking of the warship.<br /><br />This diplomacy came as South Korea resumed its propaganda broadcast into the North after a six year halt with Pyongyang threatening that its 1.2 million strong military was bracing for war.<br /><br />The understanding between Washington and Beijing came as the two countries resumed their high level military to military contact with a top American commander saying that ties between the two countries were lagging and dealings needed "maturity and farsightedness."<br /><br />The US Pacific Commander Admiral Robert Willard told top People's Liberation Army Commanders it was regretful that military ties were not keeping pace with other engagements between the two nations.<br /><br />The meeting was the first high-ranking military talks between the two sides since Beijing suspended all such exchanges in protest over US Arms sales to Taiwan.<br /><br />The Korean tiff is expected to figure prominently in the talks. <br /><br /></p>
