China's foreign ministry on Monday
urged the United States and North Korea to sit down with each other
face-to-face and resolve their problems, as tension continues to climb on the
Korean peninsula after North Korea's latest rocket test.
While
China was angered by the launch, it has also expressed concern at plans by
Washington and Seoul to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system, saying
it would impact upon China's own security.
"The
focus of the nuclear issue on the peninsula is between the United States and
North Korea," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a daily
news briefing.
"We
urge the United States and North Korea to sit down and have communications and
negotiations, to explore ways to resolve each other's reasonable concerns and
finally reach the goal we all want reached."