By MATTHEW LEE
Associated Press Writer
BEIJING – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged China on Monday to work with the United States to coordinate a response to the sinking of a South Korean warship, which has been blamed on North Korea.
Opening two days of high-level U.S.-China talks in Beijing, Clinton said North Korea must be held to account for the incident, which international investigators have determined was caused by a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine.
China is North Korea’s main ally and has thus far remained neutral on the investigation. U.S. officials say they have more work to do to convince China that North Korea was responsible for the ship sinking.