China calls for calm and restraint after North Korea claims successful ICBM launch

Record ID: 898056

  • Title: China calls for calm and restraint after North Korea claims successful ICBM launch
  • Date: 4th July 2017
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (JULY 4, 2017) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG WALKING IN FOR REGULAR BRIEFING MEDIA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "The U.N. Security Council resolutions have very clear rules about North Korea launching missiles. China opposes North Korea's violation of these resolutions with the relevant launches, and we urge North Korea not to resort to actions that violate these relevant resolutions and return to talks to create the necessary conditions (for peace)." MEDIA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "At present the situation on the peninsula is complex and sensitive. We hope all sides can remain calm and exercise restraint, ease the tense situation on the peninsula as soon as possible and put it back on the correct path of peaceful dialogue." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY CHINESE FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 18th July 2017 09:50
  • Keywords: calm and restraint Geng Shuang ICBM missile foreign ministry missile launch North Korea South Korea China Trump
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016OAW4EF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: China called on Tuesday (July 4) for calm and restraint after North Korea said it had successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
    Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a daily news briefing in Beijing that the U.N. Security Council resolutions had clear rules on North Korea's missile launches and China opposed it going against those rules.
    The launch, which North Korea's state media said was ordered and supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, flew a trajectory that an expert said could allow a weapon to hit the U.S. state of Alaska. It also comes days before leaders from the Group of 20 nations are due to discuss steps to rein in Pyongyang's weapons programs.
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