SEOGWIPO, South Korea (AP) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday that avoiding conflict between the Koreas over the sinking of a warship is most urgent, but he didn't express support for a bid by South Korea and Japan to condemn North Korea at the United Nations for allegedly carrying out the attack.
China has been facing intense pressure from Seoul, Tokyo and Washington to join efforts to punish North Korea over the sinking of the Cheonan, a South Korean naval ship that investigators say was ripped apart by a North Korean torpedo two months ago. Forty-six sailors died in the incident — South Korea's worst military loss since the Korean War.