North Korea Ballistic Missiles

Washington, DC. (WOLO) — A white house official is downplaying a proposal by a senior Chinese diplomat aimed at easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed that North Korea could suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange for a halt in joint military drills conducted by the U.S. and South Korea.

The North was enraged at the drills, and test firing of four ballistic missiles this week.

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