China says it does not want chaos on Korean peninsula

Tension has been fuelled by North Korean anger over the imposition of UN sanctions after its last nuclear arms test.


Reuters April 09, 2013
Tension has been fuelled by North Korean anger over the imposition of UN sanctions after its last nuclear arms test. PHOTO: AFP

BEIJING:

China said on Tuesday it did not want to see chaos on the Korean peninsula after North Korea warned foreigners in South Korea to quit the country because of the risk of war.


China opposes any side taking steps to worsen the situation on the Korean peninsula, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei told reporters at a daily news briefing.


Tension has been fuelled by North Korean anger over the imposition of UN sanctions after its last nuclear arms test in February, creating one of the worst periods of tension on the peninsula since the end of the Korean War in 1953.

COMMENTS (1)

cautious | 10 years ago | Reply

N Korea has history of having public tantrums which they got rewarded for - no surprise that they are trying again. This time there are new leaders in place in China, S Korea and Japan who are tired of this pattern. The World should stand tall and give nothing to N Korea - let them bluster all they want - when it doesn't work the great leader will look like a fool which should send the appropriate message to his people.

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