SEOUL - CHINA must take 'a fairer and more responsible stance' in its dealings with North and South Korea, Seoul's president told a visiting senior Chinese official Sunday, according to his office.
Mr Lee, at a meeting with State Councillor Dai Bingguo, 'requested China to make a contribution to achieving peace on the Korean peninsula with a fairer and more responsible stance in its relations with the two Koreas', the presidential office said in a statement.
China, the North's sole major ally, has failed so far to join other world powers in condemning last week's deadly North Korean bombardment of a South Korean border island.
The shelling, the first of a civilian area in the South since the 1950-53 war, killed two civilians and two marines and set numerous homes ablaze.
Mr Dai 'conveyed a message from the Chinese leadership and Lee also conveyed his own message to the Chinese leadership", the statement said.
Mr Lee said Seoul 'has tolerated the North's constant provocations since the Korean War but would respond strongly if the North makes a additional provocation", it added. -- AFP
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