China on Thursday expressed concerns on a joint military exercise between US and South Korea and called on both South and North Korea “to exercise restraint” following North Korea’s bombardment of an island, killing 4 people.
“We have noted the relevant reports and express our concern about this,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a regular press conference, referring to the joint military exercises and the involvement of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, in the drill.
Asked if China would condemn North Korea over the attack, Hong said China “feels pain and regret about an incident causing deaths and property losses and is worried about the developments”, repeating a statement from the day before.
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