China works to ease North-South Korea tension

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Washington, Seoul and Pyongyang and held a series of talks, South Korea tried to ease tensions on the peninsula began.

The authorities of their priorities southern North Island, saw the fire artillery shells Tuesday was to avoid the recurrence of violence.

Southern U.S. with its own fire support and joint military exercises would begin on Sunday announced.

North Korea is training "the brink of war" is expanding into the area.

North Korea's only allies - - United States and other powers have repeatedly urged Beijing to dismantle the crisis should be used to influence.

On Friday, the Chinese foreign minister, ambassador to North Korea directly to the amount Jiechi met with his U.S. counterparts in South Korea on the phone, carried by state-run Xinhua news agency said.

"Top priority to maintain the current and control the situation to ensure that such events will not occur again," he said.

Some details of the conversation were released U.S. State Department has not yet commented.

At least four South Island and southern North Yeonpyeong died on Tuesday when the shell.

Secretary of Defense to replace the case for most of the civilian population evacuated the island was headed south.

Artillery fire sending people running for the shelter, near the island when I heard the horror on Friday afternoon while another said, remembering ratda.

But South Korea's military later by the noise was a routine military exercise said.

South Korea General Walter Sharp, the top American commander, visited for a short period Yeonpyeong alarm.

Tuesday of the shell, without hope of a peace treaty since the end of the 1950-53 war in North Korea was one of the most aggressive behavior.

North Korea to hold military exercises near Yeonpyeong gunfire provoked the accused in the south.

North Korea's official KCNA news agency at a later date scheduled for the weekend warned about military exercises.

"The situation in Korea peninsula near the brink of war again, [North Korea] to stage war exercises targeted on the trigger - happy person because of the element is a reckless plan," said the KCNA report said.

Based on the 4th United States - Republic of Korea naval manoeuvres neunhajiman, was organized earlier this week to attack North Korea and China, they all are angry.

Beijing, 320km from the coast of China to extend its exclusive economic zone (200 miles) has warned against any violation.

But the Pentagon, China to hold information about the naval exercises claimed, and they argued that this is not directed at China.

"As with previous exercises of this series, this work is essentially a defensive and deterrent against North Korea is designed to strengthen," the Pentagon said.

Meanwhile, South Korea and the increasing number of troops in Yeonpyeong it to respond more strongly to a similar case its going to change the said rules of engagement.

The rules of engagement before the cabinet to be escalating the military to prevent an accident gave too much emphasis has been considered.

South Korea presidential spokesman soldier or civilian targets depending on whether the attacks in the future to implement different levels of response, he said.

The stress of this week's apparent change of power in North Korea is experiencing comes as the UN leader Kim Jong Il and his young son, Illinois ....