China urges restraint after latest North Korea missile test


  • World
  • Monday, 22 May 2017

FILE PHOTO: A view of the test-fire of Pukguksong-2 guided by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the spot, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang February 13, 2017. KCNA/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged all parties to remain calm and exercise restraint on Monday after North Korea said it successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile.

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comment at a daily news briefing in Beijing, while reiterating that China opposed North Korea's missile activities, which run counter to U.N. resolutions.

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