#NEWS : 'S.Korea-US war games: Playing with fire in room with dynamite'

Some of the cables obtained by Wikileaks concerned tensions around North and South Korea, suggesting senior Chinese officials favour reunification of the two countries under Seoul's control. The documents were revealed as North Korea's parliamentary chairman came to China for diplomatic talks. Earlier, the US, South Korea and Japan reportedly rejected Beijing's call to sit down and resume talks on North Korea disarmament. The North is further unnerved by a joint American - South Korean military exercise in the disputed waters. Professor Ruediger Frank of Vienna University says Seoul's current policy is dangerous with a volatile state like North Korea.

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