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China's foreign minister said new U.N. Security Council sanctions on North Korea were the right response to a series of missile tests. (Reuters)
By Simon Denyer and Amanda Erickson August 11 at 7:25 PM
BEIJING — China won’t come to North Korea’s aid if it launches missiles threatening U.S. soil and there is retaliation, a state-owned newspaper warned Friday — but it would intervene if Washington strikes first.
The Global Times newspaper is not an official mouthpiece of the Communist Party, but in this case its editorial probably does reflect government policy, experts said.
The stern Chinese warning came as government leaders and politicians around the world urged calm after a series of threats and counterthreats by the U.S. and North Korean governments. The brinkmanship has spread jitters and weighed on global financial markets, which were down Friday for a fourth consecutive day.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...a0a64977c92_story.html?utm_term=.d941964c6a04
By Simon Denyer and Amanda Erickson August 11 at 7:25 PM
BEIJING — China won’t come to North Korea’s aid if it launches missiles threatening U.S. soil and there is retaliation, a state-owned newspaper warned Friday — but it would intervene if Washington strikes first.
The Global Times newspaper is not an official mouthpiece of the Communist Party, but in this case its editorial probably does reflect government policy, experts said.
The stern Chinese warning came as government leaders and politicians around the world urged calm after a series of threats and counterthreats by the U.S. and North Korean governments. The brinkmanship has spread jitters and weighed on global financial markets, which were down Friday for a fourth consecutive day.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...a0a64977c92_story.html?utm_term=.d941964c6a04
