China supports North Korea sanctions

amsterdam - China will help support a Security Council resolution on North Korea to pay the 'necessary price' for its recent missile launches. That made the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi announced yesterday.

China is concerned about the possible deployment of advanced US anti-missile systems in South Korea. Which could also be used against Chinese weapons.

The US and China to lay the odds yesterday on the best response to the North Korean missile launches. The US wants tough sanctions, while China continued to stress the need for dialogue. Now also shows China is an advocate of tough measures. However, China wants the sanctions should be aimed to bring North Korea to the negotiating table.

South Korea will all discuss early next week with the US on the deployment of the advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system with the US Army units in South Korea. Wang is worried about that step. 'The deployment of this system goes far beyond the defense needs of South Korea. This has direct impact on the strategic interests of China, 'said the minister.

China will be guided in the Korean issue according to Wang by three principles. 'Firstly, there may on the Korean Peninsula nuclear weapons are present. Secondly, there is no military solution to this issue. Thirdly, China will not allow its legitimate security interests are undermined. '