don't think it helps. I think it complicates and puts distance between us and South Korea. And again, the message here is, we're hand in hand with our allies in South Korea here. You know, South Korea's on the front line. They don't want to see a direct war because that would be devastating.

And now's the time for, you know, China to join us in pushing for a diplomatic solution. It's not in China's interest to have a nuclear war on the peninsula or even a non-nuclear conflict on the peninsula. And, you know, they have the ability to cut off funds to North Korea and, you know, get the North Koreans to the table.

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