washington u.s. president-elect donald trump secretary state nominee rex tillerson wednesday voice concern russia action world stage say china must help pressure north korea reform trump transition team circulate tillerson open statement deliver senate confirmation hear explain extent trump favor warm relationship moscow say washington need open frank dialogue russia ambition order unite state chart course rhetoric express concern russia go beyond trump frequent expressions need good tie feel bungle relationship outgo president barack obama nato ally right alarm resurgent russia tillerson say absence american leadership door leave open unintended signal send cite obama failure act syrian president bashar al-assad use chemical weapons people say 2012 would cross red line weak signal moscow backtrack commitments make ally send weak mix signal red line turn green light recognize russia think like tillerson say tillerson like trump express dim view china aggressive move south china sea build artificial islands china island-building south china sea illegal take dispute areas without regard international norms say trump adopt obama challenge contain north korea nuclear program tillerson signal move exert pressure china help continue accept empty promise like ones china make pressure north korea reform shy away enforcement look way trust break encourage bad behavior must end tillerson say ask tillerson comment daily brief chinese foreign ministry spokesman lu kang reiterate dispute south china sea resolve regionally reference north korea lu say care peace stability korean peninsula country tillerson say challenge pose islamic state china north korea iran represent new global realities must address assertive unite state achieve stability foundational peace security 21st century american leadership must renew must assert say wall street journal report tillerson wealthy former ceo exxon-mobil corp. plan use unusual interpretation u.s. tax law spread tax owe retirement package next decade instead pay 70 million immediately journal say move could save tillerson 10 million trump get u.s. congress tax reform plan cut individual tax rat trump secretary state choice say russia must hold account