The Latest: Cotton suggests China a hindrance on North Korea

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on The Associated Press Newsmaker interview with Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. (all times local):

9:30 a.m.

Sen. Tom Cotton is suggesting that China is more of a problem than a partner for the United States when it comes to North Korea.

The Arkansas Republican — a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee — says in an Associated Press Newsmaker interview that China has been lying for 25 years about wanting to eliminate North Korea's nuclear capability.

Cotton says China is using North Korea to divert attention away from economic warfare against the U.S. and other misbehavior.