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A lot of critics say china hasn't done a lot, they can do more when it comes to pressuring korea. what should this administration expect from xi jinping? >> i think there's very legitimate criticism of china, and i think you put your finger on it. part of it is this financial issue. there are a lot of trade flows, energy flows that need to be interdicted and a tightening of u.s. sanctions. they'll have a discussion in nrk today on sanctions and whether more can be done. i think in that way china can work more with us. it's very important we need to have a deep dive with the chinese, what their...

Ambassador told cnn. >> i think that mexico is preparing a number of options in its potential response to measures that would impinge on these very important trade flows. if you look at what mexico did in 2009 when it sought to ensure u.s. compliance with the trucking provisions, nafta and it implemented counter terrorist surveilling duties on u.s. exports to turn around that situation, that was a pretty powerful and compelling instrument and it wouldn't be surprising if mexico were to use something like that again in the coming months if there was a push to trigger a trade war with mexico. >>...

The extreme measures, the saber rattling of the region, and sadly, every time this happens, they get rewarded in some way, shape, or form. >> the concern that i've heard that the chinese have is, one, a reunified korean peninsula, one korea. they don't like that notion, the chinese, do they? >> let me tell you what frightens them just as much. they have a real economy to protect. in the old days, china didn't have an economy to protect. today they have the second largest economy in the world, and across the river from north korea is a thriving manufacturing zone. every time they have a disrupt...

Reunified korean peninsula, one korea. they don't like that notion, the chine chinese, do they? >> let me tell you what frightens them just as much. they have a real economy to protect. in the old days, china didn't have an economy to protect. today they have the second largest economy in the world, and across the river from north korea is a thriving manufacturing zone. every time they have a disruption politically on the peninsula, investment is halted, decisions are made to move out of china, the trade patterns, and this is 50% of our trade flows, wolf. 50% flow through the east china sea an...

plan. activists say at least 26 people were killed wednesday in several cities. video posted online appears to show new shelling in the district of homs. the crisis in syria is expected to dominate the summit. ban ki-moon is there. an updated resolution on syria will be presented to leaders, but it will not call for president bashar al assad to step down. those are the top stories from cnn. i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. good morning, from cnn london, i'm nina dos santos. this is "world business today" and these are the top stories this thursday. le...