State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters on Friday that the US raised the issue during ongoing talks with the Chinese government on North Korea.
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said China likely provided some help for North Korea's mobile missile technology.
His remark followed North Korea's first public display of what appears to be an intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang last Sunday.
The vehicle that carried the missile, which is also used as a launch pad, resembles a Chinese-made special-purpose vehicle.
The Chinese government has denied its involvement.
But defense experts say it is highly unlikely that weapons technology is taken out of China without the consent of its top military officials. They say China may have violated UN Security Council sanctions banning the supply of weapons-related materials to North Korea.
The US is expected to take up the issue with Chinese leaders in the upcoming Strategic and Economic Dialogue, scheduled to begin on May 3rd in Beijing.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 10:25 +0900 (JST)
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