Dialogue, diplomacy vital in tackling North Korea crisis, says Chinese FM

New UN sanctions are the right response to N Korean missile tests, says Chinese minister

China’s foreign minister said on Sunday new UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea were the right response to a series of missile tests, but dialogue was vital to resolve a complex and sensitive issue, now at a “critical juncture”.

Wang Yi, in what he described as “very thorough” bilateral talks on Sunday with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho at a regional meeting in Manila, said he had advised him to calmly assess the UN resolutions and not carry out nuclear tests that would only stoke tensions.

The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously imposed the new sanctions