Clinton presses China to help on global challenges

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday urged China to play a responsible role in the world by respecting human rights and helping to deal with challenges posed by Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs and violence in Syria and Sudan and South Sudan.

As the two countries scrambled to resolve a diplomatic crisis over a Chinese legal activist who sought shelter at the US Embassy in Beijing, Clinton did not mention Chen Guangcheng by name, but said China, like other countries, should "show that it is assuming the full responsibilities of a great nation." (AP)