Blinken's China Visit Sparks North Korea's Stronger Response Warning.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin to discuss his visit to China, where the two sides agreed to stabilize their rivalry. North Korea criticized Blinken for trying to get China to pressure Pyongyang to lay down arms and warned of a stronger response to any military measures by the US on the Korean Peninsula. The isolated country is under international sanctions over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.