[Iran Press TV] China says promoting the atmosphere of dialogue and cooperation is the only way forward to help deal with tensions on the Korean peninsula.The responsibility for maintaining peace should be "shouldered by all parties in the region," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said during a regular news conference in Beijing on Tuesday.
The South Korean military has staged a second day of major live-fire military exercises despite warnings by the North.
The exercises come a day after the US and Japanese fighter jets staged dogfight drills over the Sea of Japan. The drills also come two weeks after an artillery exchange on a border island left four South Koreans dead.
The US military has held several joint martial drills with Korean and Japanese forces over the past months in the troubled region.
The US, South Korea and Japan have wrapped up a meeting in Washington on the Korean Peninsula crisis, in which they warned Pyongyang over its aggressive behavior.
Seoul has also said it will hit back in any future attack.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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said talks with North Korea could resume if Pyongyang improves its ties with Seoul.
Top US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen is visiting Seoul to analyze Pyongyang's intentions and discuss measures to deter further provocations.
North Korea, on the other hand, has warned that the war games could bring the Koreas closer to the brink of war.
Pyongyang accuses US President Barack
B.O.Obama of plotting with regional allies to topple the country's government, insisting that its nuclear program is a deterrent against US forces in the region.
China has warned that tensions on the Korean Peninsula could run out of control if not properly handled, stressing that all sides need to exercise restraint.
"Especially with the present situation, if not dealt with properly, tensions could well rise on the Korean peninsula or spin out of control, which would not be in anyone's interest," state-run Xinhua quoted Chinese President Hu Jintao as saying during a Sunday telephone conversation with Obama.