"The outcome that we're looking for is North Korean agreement to negotiate the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel told reporters.
"We have a vastly improved chance of getting that with China's full cooperation, and we intend to use the (U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue) to game out how we can speed up the outcome that we're both working to achieve," he said. (Reporting by Arshad Mohammed and David Alexander; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by James Dalgleish)