China expresses concern over missile launch by North korea

After missile launch by North Korea, China who has always supported North Korea expressed its grave concern.

China is a fuel and trade lifeline of North Korea and has declined Trump's suggestion of acting against North Korea.

But after the recent launch of new missile China too expressed its concerns.

"China expresses its grave concern and opposition to the launch (...) and strongly urges the DPRK to observe the relevant resolutions of UN Security Council and stop actions that heightens the tensions on the Korean Peninsula," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said.

With Trump capping North Korea as a terror funding nation, fuel has been added in the fire and tension increased.

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon questioned the success of the missile launch, saying the projectile lost contact with the control centre mid-flight. Seoul later carried out live-fire drills, launching one of its own ballistic missiles.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the launch an "intolerable, violent act"