Lawmakers mull China sanctions as next step to pressure North Korea

The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Tuesday that the U.S. may need to impose economic sanctions against China to ensure that country puts the right kind of pressure on North Korea in the wake of its missile and nuclear testing.

Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., held a hearing Tuesday with officials from the Departments of State and Treasury, and agreed with comments from other lawmakers that the next step after this week’s round of United Nations sanctions might be more economic pressure on China.