That direction was not evident from North Korean leadership, as state-run TV highlighted a propaganda video showing missile strikes leaving the U.S. in flames.
But North Korean leader Kim Jong-un allegedly rejected Wu's visit.
An official at the Russian embassy reminded that these words were a quote from the last resolution on North Korea, which was unanimously adopted by the Security Council in 2016.
China's foreign ministry has expressed "serious concern" over its ally North Korea's warning of further missile tests and the eventual possibility of nuclear war.
Following the missile's impact in the video, flames are seen overlaid on an American flag and a field of white crucifixes - seemingly mimicking a military cemetery.
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From two continents, Pence and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned that North Korea's latest failed missile launch was a reckless act of provocation and assured allies in Asia that the US was ready to work to achieve a peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Koh Yu-hwan, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Dongguk University, said that the way USA officials describe "maximum pressure and engagement" suggests that the Trump administration wants to ease Chinese fears about a collapse in North Korea, something that prevented Beijing from aggressively pressuring the North in the past. China's approach has failed to gain traction, however: North Korea snubbed requests to meet top diplomats including Wang this month.
Pence said Mr. Trump was hopeful China would use its influence in the region to pressure the North to abandon its weapons program.
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That calculation could change if China views a unilateral US military strike as credible - a prospect pushed by Trump officials after the April 6 missile attack on Syria, which he disclosed during dinner with Xi.
China defended its trade practices on Tuesday after Chinese-made vehicles were seen towing ballistic missiles during a North Korea military parade despite global sanctions against selling military hardware to Pyongyang.
Asked if he would support a preemptive strike on the North, Graham said, "If that's what it would take".
Within China, there is talk about playing a key card to pressure North Korea - cutting off oil supplies to the Kim Jong-un regime.
Some. In February, China temporarily banned coal imports from North Korea after the murder of Kim's half-brother who was living under Chinese protection, prompting state media in Pyongyang to accuse Beijing of "dancing to the tune of the U.S".
However, there have been reports the USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz aircraft are instead expected to head towards the Korean Peninsula. A number of municipalities are testing community alarm systems and planning evacuation drills as concerns run high around US military bases.
Japan's ruling party recently urged the government to introduce advanced missile-defense equipment such as a land-based Aegis or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, which is being introduced in South Korea.
There has been heated rhetoric from both sides in recent days.
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