China insisted on Tuesday that new UN sanctions against North Korea agreed were not aimed at destabilising the country, as it aired its growing concerns over the “explosive” situation in its communist neighbour.
In comments clearly aimed at the US, Wang Yi, foreign minister, used tough language to describe Beijing’s fears as he warned of the consequences of provoking unrest.
“China will not sit by and watch if there is fundamental destruction of stability on the Korean peninsula,” said Mr Wang at a briefing held during the National People’s Congress, the annual meeting of the country’s rubber-stamp legislature.
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