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China asks S. Korea to remain calm over Nork rocket launch
BEIJING -- China has urged South Korea to remain calm and restrained over North Korea's planned rocket launch next month,
Beijing conveyed the stance to Seoul during a meeting on Sunday between Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Fu Ying and Lee Kyu-hyung, the South Korean ambassador to China, the source said. At the meeting, Fu also expressed "concern" over the North's plan to launch a satellite on the back of a long-range rocket, the source said. North Korea has rejected criticism of the planned rocket launch by its neighbors South Korea and Japan as well as their military ally, the United States, which sees the North's satellite launch as a disguised missile test. China, the North's last-remaining ally, also voiced rare concern during a meeting between Zhang Zhijun, China's vice foreign minister and Ji Jae-ryong, North Korea's ambassador in Beijing, according to a report by Xinhua news agency. Posted by: Steve White 2012-03-21 |
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