China: Those who provoke war must assume responsibility

China's foreign minister warned on Friday that anyone who provokes war on the Korean Peninsula will assume responsibility and pay the price.


Wang Yi said during a joint press conference with his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault, that if war occurs, "the result is a situation in which everybody loses and there can be no winner."

Amid increasing tensions with the threat of a possible nuclear test by North Korea on the peninsula, the Chinese minister urged all parties not to let things evolve into an irreversible and uncontrollable situation.

The warnings came ahead of the birth anniversary celebrations of Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea, which are scheduled to be held in Pyongyang this weekend.

It is expected that the hermit state may carry out a new nuclear test as USS Carl Vinson, a US aircraft carrier with a navy strike group on board, is sailing in waters near the Korean Peninsula.

Wang also noted that China is always firmly opposed to any action likely to increase the tension, adding that in this crisis the winner will not be the one who exhibits more strength.
  EFE/EPA
 14/4/17
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