For years, North Korean has tried to subvert the six-party talks that included it, the United States, South Korea, Japan, China, and Russia, in favor of trying to get the United States to conduct business bilaterally with the Hermit Kingdom. The United States resisted this; quite properly pointing out that South Korea and Japan had a lot of skin in the game, and could not be wished away from the talks. Moreover, China and Russia were needed to exert pressure and influence on North Korea.
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