Zhang Jun said the solution was in a straightforward discussion, and if Biden management wanted to see success “they should show integrity and flexibility.”
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Zhang Jun said the solution was in a straightforward discussion, and if Biden’s management wanted to see success “they should show integrity and flexibility.” He told reporters before entering into a closed session of the UN Security Council convened by the United States following North Korea’s recent assessment of an arrow that could reach the U.S. territory in Guam that “what I see is the key to solving this problem. the matter is now in the hands of the United States. ” Asked what else the United States should do as it has already said it is ready to talk to North Korea, the Chinese ambassador pointed to talks between former US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore and Hanoi.
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“We have seen the suspension of nuclear weapons testing, we have seen the suspension of the launch of ballistic intercontinental missiles” by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the country’s official name, he said. “And then what did the U.S. do?” Zhang said Biden’s management should be asked “how they can deal with DPRK concerns … in order to reduce tensions and put things under control.”
The Chinese ambassador called this a “critical time” and said all parties involved, including members of the Security Council, “should remain vigilant in word and deed” and avoid further escalation of the conflict.
“We have seen a vicious circle – confrontation, condemnation, sanctions and then return to sentencing, confrontation and punishment,” Zhang said. “So, then, what will be the end?” He said that was why China and Russia unveiled a draft resolution for the UN Security Council in November that would lift certain sanctions against North Korea.
“We don’t think the draft solution will solve all the problems,” Zhang said. “However, at least we are doing something to help sustain development and prevent further conflict.” Asked if the Security Council should respond to the DPRK’s nine-point launch in January – the biggest one – the Chinese ambassador said members of the council were still consulting.
“The question is how we can keep the situation under control and avoid tension, continuous escalation, uncontrolled state and avoid recurrence,” he said. “That’s the point.” Zhang said the answer was in the hands of the United States.