Also on Sunday, Obama urged China to use its influence to stop the DPRK's "bad behavior" in Pyongyang's nuclear standoff with the West and hinted at tougher sanctions if the state goes ahead with the missile launch.
"I believe that China is very sincere that it does not want to see (the DPRK) with a nuclear weapon," he said. "But it is going to have to act on that interest in a sustained way."
"My suggestion to China is that how they communicate their concerns to (the DPRK) should probably reflect the fact that the approach they have taken over the last several decades has not led to a fundamental shift in (the DPRK's) behavior," Obama said.
"The continuity of Pyongyang's behavior is precisely because Washington and Seoul haven't changed their attitude toward it," said Chen Qi, an expert on East Asian studies at Tsinghua University.
"Obama's words may add more uncertainty to Sino-US ties and have a negative influence on the ties between the two countries," said Chen, urging Washington to rethink its own policies on Pyongyang's nuclear issues.
Obama's visit to the DMZ took place as people in the DPRK marked the end of the 100-day mourning period for its former leader Kim Jong-il, who died of a heart attack in December.
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