North Korea Announces Success of Hypersonic Missile; China States "No Change in Position"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Amid North Korea's announcement of a successful final test launch of a hypersonic missile, China has once again emphasized its existing stance of the "Ssangkwa Byeongjin" (parallel advancement of the denuclearization process and North Korea-US peace agreement negotiations) principle.

Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a regular briefing on the 12th in response to Yonhap News Agency's question about the Chinese government's position on North Korea's claim of a successful hypersonic missile launch, "China has also seen the related reports."

Spokesperson Wang emphasized, "China's position is consistent and clear," adding, "We hope that all relevant parties will promote the political resolution process of the Korean Peninsula issue according to the Ssangkwa Byeongjin thinking and the principles of gradual and simultaneous steps."

China has consistently presented Ssangkwa Byeongjin as the solution to the North Korean nuclear issue and has demanded that South Korea, North Korea, the United States, and Japan accept it.

Meanwhile, on the morning of the 11th, one projectile presumed to be a ballistic missile launched from inside North Korea toward the East Sea was detected. In this regard, on the 12th, the Korean Central News Agency and Rodong Sinmun reported that North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un observed the test launch of a hypersonic missile, which was attempted and succeeded.

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