China's Korea envoy accuses US of 'using' tensions


Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu Xiaoming said China is concerned about the US’ intentions. - AFP

PARIS, April 15, 2023 (AFP): China's ambassador for the Korean peninsula on Friday accused the US of "using" regional tensions to reinforce an anti-Beijing alliance, after weeks of mounting rhetoric and missile tests by Pyongyang.

"We are concerned about the US' intention to use Korean peninsula issues as a tool for containing China," Special Representative Liu Xiaoming told AFP in Paris following a tour of European capitals.

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