China urges all sides to put out fire, not add to flames, in N.Korea standoff
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying urged a peaceful resolution
Hua Chunying, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry. PHOTO: REUTERS
BEIJING:
China on Tuesday reiterated calls for restraint on the Korean peninsula, saying it hoped all sides could put out the flames, not add oil to the fire, with their words and actions.
China 'putting pressure' on North Korea: Trump
Speaking at a daily press briefing in Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying urged a peaceful resolution of the standoff. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delayed a decision on firing missiles towards Guam while he waits to see what the United States does next, the North's state media said on Tuesday, as South Korea's president said Seoul would seek to prevent war by all means.
China on Tuesday reiterated calls for restraint on the Korean peninsula, saying it hoped all sides could put out the flames, not add oil to the fire, with their words and actions.
China 'putting pressure' on North Korea: Trump
Speaking at a daily press briefing in Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying urged a peaceful resolution of the standoff. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delayed a decision on firing missiles towards Guam while he waits to see what the United States does next, the North's state media said on Tuesday, as South Korea's president said Seoul would seek to prevent war by all means.