China, Russia shun U.S. at Asia security talks

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China and Russia shunned the United States on Thursday by boycotting U.S.-hosted talks on North Asian security issues that also focused on North Korea's nuclear program.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill told reporters that the United States did not see China and Russia's decision not to attend the meeting as a snub to the United States.

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1. "no, not a snub, they were just out of our calling area

and never got the voice-mail invitation."

[Vidar]

2. A very fitting response.