China on Monday said it was opposed to close-ally North Korea's latest ballistic missile test but asserted that the crux of Pyongyang's missile launches issue was its dispute with the US and South Korea.
China was opposed to the test-launch of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which was in violation of UN Security Council resolutions, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang told a media briefing here.
He said China calls for parties concerned to exercise restraint and maintain regional stability.
China will take constructive and responsible part in the relevant discussion in the UN Security Council (UNSC) to finalise a response to North Korea's missile test, which is the first after US President Donald Trump took over power. The DPRK on Monday claimed it successfully test-fired a surface-to-surface medium- and long-range ballistic missile Pukgu-ksong-2 and its top leader Kim Jong Un guided the test firing, state news agency KCNA reported.