US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific, Kurt Campbell, has left Beijing for Seoul. He is now in a five-day tour of Asia.

Campbell met with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai, and they have discussed a range of important bilateral regional and global issues. Tuesday’s meeting is viewed as an important opportunity to continue to build a cooperative partnership between China and the United States on shared global challenges.

US diplomat Kurt Campbell, pictured, has urged "all parties" to refrain from "any provocations" after North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s death, as he left China, where he met foreign ministry officials. (AFP Photo/Lee Jin-Man)