China repeats call for restraint as North Korea tensions build

Record ID: 1449090

  • Title: China repeats call for restraint as North Korea tensions build
  • Date: 19th December 2019
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (DECEMBER 19, 2019) (REUTERS) CHINESE VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LUO ZHAOHUI AND OTHER OFFICIALS TAKING SEATS FOR NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LUO ZHAOHUI, SAYING: "Recently however, due to many factors, especially the uneven dialogue between the U.S. and North Korea, the situation on the Korean peninsul
  • Embargoed: 2nd January 2020 04:18
  • Keywords: China-North Korea Chinese foreign ministry DMZ Kim North Korea Trump nuclear missiles peninsula
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001BAN3S5J
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:China repeated its call for restraint and compromise on Thursday (December 19) amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, as renewed provocations from Pyongyang stoke fears it will break off talks with Washington and conduct a major weapons test.
    Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui told reporters that tensions have somewhat risen over North Korea but the overall situation has not deviated from a track of dialogue and consultation.
    The comments come as the U.S. special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun is set to arrive in the Chinese capital on Thursday for talks.
    Pyongyang has conducted a series of weapons tests and waged a war of words with U.S. President Donald Trump in recent weeks, stoking fears the two countries could return to a collision course.
    (Production: Martin Pollard, Wang Shubing)
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