UPDATE: Beijing Considering Tougher Sanctions on Pyongyang - Nikkei

(Updated - April 12, 2017 1:54 PM EDT)

China is looking into strengthening sanctions on North Korea, President Xi Jinping told Donald Trump at their summit, according to Nikkei. Trump outlined his exchanges with Xi on North Korea in a call Sunday with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

The ball is in China's court, the president reportedly said, expressing an intention to wait and see whether Beijing acts.

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