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White House press secretary Sean Spicer says that the results of President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this month "are paying off" with respect to North Korea. (April 2017) AP

Vice President Pence, center, visits the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea on April 17, 2017. (Photo: Jung Yeon-Je, AFP/Getty Images)

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China sent the Trump administration "positive signals"  that it will increase economic sanctions to pressure ally North Korea to abandon its development of nuclear weapons and missiles, a threat that has raised the prospect of a military confrontation with the United States, the State Department revealed Monday.

“We’ve gotten a lot of positive signals from the Chinese but it takes time,” Susan Thornton, acting assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs, said on a conference call with reporters. “You don’t know if these kinds of economic pressure will work until it works.”

U.S. diplomats will meet with the Chinese and American allies at the United Nations later this month to discuss the way forward, Thornton said. But if the Chinese are unsuccessful, the U.S. will move to increase pressure on North Korea on its own.

“We’re going to be watching what the Chinese do,” she said. “We’re going to work with China and see if we can get them to do more. And if they decide they’re not going to work with us or not cooperate with us, then we’re going to have to change tack and try something else, maybe on our own.”

China is considered key to changing North Korea's behavior because it is an economic lifeline for its much smaller neighbor. But China has been reluctant in the past to use its leverage because its fellow communist country serves as a buffer between Chinese territory and U.S. troops stationed in South Korea. The Beijing government also worries about a flood of refugees crossing into China if it allowed the isolated nation's economy to collapse.

Thornton said the U.S. is not interested in "conflict or regime change" in North Korea, which is ruled by totalitarian leader Kim Jong Un, but that it is looking for some kind of signal from the mercurial Kim that his government is willing to stick to its international commitments to abandon its current path of developing and testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles that could reach the United States.

North Koreans read beside a replica of the Unha-3 rocket displayed at the Sci-Tech Complex in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 17, 2017.  (Photo: How Hwee Young, EPA)

A missile test on Sunday resulted in an explosion almost immediately after liftoff. The test came as a U.S. aircraft carrier sailed in waters off the Korean peninsula, and hours before the Vice President Pence arrived in South Korea.

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Pence warned North Korea on Monday that the "era of strategic patience is over" and that all options are on the table if Kim continues to threaten the region with his missile and nuclear testing programs. Speaking at the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea, Pence cited U.S. military strikes in Syria and Afghanistan this month as proof of President Trump’s willingness to use force, if necessary.

"North Korea will do well not to test his resolve or the strength of the armed forces of the United States in this region," Pence said.

North Korea has conducted five nuclear tests since 2006, the last in September. It also has conducted numerous medium- and long-range missile tests since Kim took power in 2011.

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This undated photo released by North Korea
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A cashier prepares a receipt for customers at a local restaurant in Kaesong on Feb. 22, 2016.   Wong Maye-E, AP
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Solar panels hang from windows of an apartment building in Kaesong.   Wong Maye-E, AP
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Soldiers guard the truce village of Panmunjom at the
Soldiers guard the truce village of Panmunjom at the Demilitarized Zone on Feb. 22, 2016.  Wong Maye-E, AP
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un attends a concert marking
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un attends a concert marking the 70th founding anniversary of the KPA military band in Pyongyang, in this photo released Feb, 23, 2016.  Korean Central News Agency
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A boy pushes a cart of cabbage along a main road in
A boy pushes a cart of cabbage along a main road in Hyangsan County, north of Pyongyang, on Dec. 3, 2015.  Wong Maye-E, AP
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South Korean army soldiers close a gate in Paju, near
South Korean army soldiers close a gate in Paju, near the border with North and South Korea, on Feb. 8, 2016.  Ahn Young-joon, AP
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A North Korean woman walks down the streets of Pyongyang,
A North Korean woman walks down the streets of Pyongyang on Dec. 1, 2015.  Wong Maye-E, AP
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The 105-story pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel towers over residential apartments and snow-covered trees and fields in Pyongyang on Dec. 3, 2015.  Wong Maye-E, AP
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People ride in a boat in the Yalu River near Dandong,
People ride in a boat in the Yalu River near Dandong on Feb. 9, 2016.  Helene Franchineau, AP
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North Korean soldiers patrol next to the border fence near the town of Sinuiju on Feb. 10, 2016.  Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images
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A man works on a boat on the banks of the Yalu River
A man works on a boat on the banks of the Yalu River on Feb. 10, 2016.  Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images
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The sun rises over a bridge on the banks of the Yalu River in the Chinese border town of Dandong opposite the North Korean town of Sinuiju on Feb.10, 2016.  Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images
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A man rides his bicycle in front of a portion of the Great Wall on Hwanggumpyong Island, which is located in the middle of the Yalu River between the North Korean town of Sinuiju and the Chinese town of Dandong, on Feb. 9, 2016.  Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images
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A man and his son ride in a boat on the Yalu River near the town of Sinuiju across from the Chinese border town of Dandong on Feb. 9, 2016.  Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images
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People board a boat on the Yalu River near the town of Sinuiju across from the Chinese border town of Dandong on Feb. 9, 2016.  Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images
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North Korean soldiers on the banks of the Yalu River
North Korean soldiers stand on the banks of the Yalu River near the town of Sinuiju on Feb. 8, 2016.  Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images
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North Korean soldiers in a watchtower observe a soldier walking on the banks of the Yalu River in the town of Sinuiju on Feb. 8, 2016.  Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images
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A North Korean soldier smokes a cigarette on the banks
A North Korean soldier smokes a cigarette on the banks of the Yalu River in the North Korean town of Sinuiju, in an image taken from across the river in the Chinese border town of Dandong Feb. 8, 2016.   Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images
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North Korean military personnel celebratein Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang Jan. 8, 2016, afterNorth Korea said it conducted a hydrogen bomb test.  Jon Chol Jin, AP
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A pair of North Korean soldiers walk through a field
A pair of North Korean soldiers walk through a field in Sakchu county, North Korea, Jan. 7, 2016.   AP
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North Koreans clap at a rally after North Korea said it had conducted a hydrogen bomb test.  Kim Kwang Hyon, AP
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A North Korean soldier looks across the border with
A North Korean soldier looks across the border with China from his post in Sakchu County, North Korea, Jan. 7, 2016.  AP
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North Korean veterans gather before the start of a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. Leader Kim Jong Un declared that his country was ready to stand up to any threat posed by the United States as he spoke at a lavish military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the North's ruling party and trumpet his third-generation leadership on Oct. 10, 2015.  Maye-E Wong, AP
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A barbed wire fence at a military check point near
A barbed-wire fence marks a military checkpoint near the Demilitarized Zone that separates South and North Korea on Jan. 6, 2016, in Paju, South Korea.   Chung Sung-Jun, Getty Images
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North Korea
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un watches a military firing contest in a photo released Jan. 5, 2016. Reports did not specify when Kim viewed the contest, but it is presumed to be his first military-related field guidance of 2016.   Rodong Sinmun via European Pressphoto Agency
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North Koreans watch a broadcast on a video screen
North Koreans watch a news broadcast on a video screen in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Jan. 6, 2016.   Kim Kwang Hyon, AP
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North Koreans watch a broadcast on a video screen
North Koreans watch a news broadcast on a video screen outside a Railway Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Jan. 6, 2016.   Kim Kwang Hyon, AP
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Hyeon Soo Lim who pastors the Light Korean Presbyterian
Hyeon Soo Lim, pastor of the Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Toronto, is escorted to his sentencing in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 16, 2015. North Korea's Supreme Court sentenced him to life in prison with hard labor for what it called crimes against the state.  Jon Chol Jin, AP
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Members of North Korea's Moranbong Band perform with the State Merited Chorus in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 11, 2015.  Charles Dharapak, AP
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A North Korean soldier gathers straw in a field in
A North Korean soldier gathers straw in a field in Sinuiju, North Korea, seen from across the border in Dandong in northeastern China's Liaoning province on Jan. 6, 2016.  Chinatopix via AP
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un accompanied by commanding
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by commanding officers of the Korean People's Army, visit the Kumsusan Palace where his father, Kim Jong-Il, lies, on Dec 17, 2015.   Korean Central News Agency via AFP/Getty Images
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A picture made available on October 25, 2015 shows
A picture made available on Oct. 25, 2015, shows a general view of Mount Kumgang covered in fog on North Korea's east coast.  Yonhap via European Pressphoto Agency
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This picture released from North Korea
This picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 8, 2015, shows Kim Jong Un attending a photo session with military education officers.  AFP/Getty Images
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A North Korean traffic police woman directs vehicles
A North Korean traffic police woman directs vehicles at an intersection on Sept. 15, 2015, in Pyongyang, North Korea, as residents commute at the end of the workday.   Wong Maye-E, AP
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This undated picture released from North Korea
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 14, 2015, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting the construction site of the Paektusan Hero Youth power station in Ryanggaung province.  KCNA via AFP/Getty Images
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A picture released by the Rodong Sinmun, the paper
A picture released by the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the ruling North Korean Workers Party, on Sept. 8, 2015, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center front, and Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, second from right, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and first vice-president of the Council of State, watching an art performance by the Moranbong Band and the State Merited Chorus in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 7, 2015. Bermudez led a Cuban delegation to North Korea to mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between North Korea and Cuba.   Rodong Sinmun, European Pressphoto Agency
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This undated photo released by North Korea
This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Sept. 5, 2015, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, at the Sinuiju Measuring Instrument Factory in North Pyongan Province.   KCNA via AFP/Getty Images
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In this Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015 photo, North Koreans
In this Aug. 23, 2015, photo, North Koreans read the public copy of a daily newspaper on the platform of a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea.   Dita Alangkara, AP
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A station officer waist for trains to arrive on the
A station officer waits for trains to arrive on the platform of a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea, Aug. 22, 2015.   Dita Alangkara, AP
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Portaits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung,
Portaits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il glow on the facade of a building as the Juche Tower, top left, one of the city's landmarks, is seen in the background at dawn in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 19, 2015.  Dita Alangkara, AP
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This undated picture released from North Korea
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Aug. 18, 2015, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from left, visiting the Taedonggang Combined Fruit Farm in Pyongyang.   KCNA via AFP/Getty Images
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    “We really need to have some kind of demonstrable change in North Korean behavior,” Thornton said. “Such signals would not include things like launching illegal missiles, as happened over the weekend,” she added.

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