Diplomatic pressure on North Korea continued this week as the country remained defiant during its celebration Sunday.  gave his first formal address on Sunday in the aftermath of Friday's failed attempt to launch a multistage rocket into orbit and in honor of the anniversary of 100th birthday. North Korea publicly acknowledged that its rocket broke up in flight and over before ever taking orbit Friday morning. While China is being openly critical of North Korea, it has a veto right on the UN Security Council that has prevented further sanctions. US Secretary of State  said China stood with other member nations of the Security Council in penalizing North Korea for future actions.
Diplomatic pressure on North Korea continued this week as the country remained defiant during its celebration Sunday. Kim Jong-un gave his first formal address on Sunday in the aftermath of Friday's failed attempt to launch a multistage rocket into orbit and in honor of the anniversary of 100th birthday. North Korea publicly acknowledged that its rocket broke up in flight and over before ever taking orbit Friday morning. While China is being openly critical of North Korea, it has a veto right on the UN Security Council that has prevented further sanctions. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said China stood with other member nations of the Security Council in penalizing North Korea for future actions.
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