Daily Mail
May 5, 2017
North Korea has blasted China for ‘stomping on a red line’ in relations and said Kim Jong-un has no plans to give up his nuclear weapons.
The state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper accused Beijing of ‘dancing to the tune of the US’ in the second rebuke to be published in as many days.
North Korean officials have been venting their fury after China called for more sanctions on Kim’s regime if he does not curtail the country’s nuclear programme.
The commentary again singled out Beijing-sponsored newspapers The People’s Daily and Global Times, saying they should refrain from making ‘reckless remarks’, CNN reported.
Earlier in the day, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang insisted the country wanted to remain ‘good neighbours’ with North Korea.
The USA has urged China, North Korea’s only major ally, to do more to rein its nuclear programmes, with President Trump warning the ‘era of strategic patience’ is over.
This article was posted: Friday, May 5, 2017 at 7:41 am
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