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Seoul offered to tell Beijing of its findings in advance, but Beijing declined the offer citing procedural problems.

China says it can only attend a briefing that is completely closed to the public.

China is trying to decline advance notification of the findings from South Korea using complicated excuses, which gives a clue to China's general attitude.

China's Democratic Party leaders appear bent on denying North Korean involvement in the sinking.