China says "Diligently Fulfilling International Obligations" in Response to Yoon's Call for North Korea Sanctions Participation

On the 4th, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated its position regarding President Yoon Seok-yeol's remarks that China should join sanctions against North Korea, saying that China is "faithfully fulfilling its appropriate international obligations."

Mao Ning, Spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded this way during a regular briefing when asked about President Yoon Seok-yeol's remarks implying that China should participate in sanctions concerning North Korea's violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions.

Spokesperson Mao added, "The Security Council's resolutions related to North Korea do not only contain sanction provisions but also reversible clauses supporting dialogue, humanitarian aid, and sanction relief," emphasizing, "We must fully and accurately understand and implement the Security Council's resolutions on North Korea."

He also mentioned the four-character idiom 'yeonmokgu-eo,' meaning 'climbing a tree to catch a fish,' which refers to attempting the impossible, saying, "We hope all parties clearly recognize the symptoms of the Korean Peninsula issue and administer medicine appropriate to those symptoms."

Furthermore, Mao stated, "The Korean Peninsula issue is a matter of politics and security," and explained, "The problem lies in the failure to realize a mechanism for nuclear disarmament and the inability of all parties to address their reasonable concerns, especially that the United States has not responded to North Korea's reasonable security concerns."

Earlier, on the 2nd, during a press luncheon, President Yoon said, targeting China's opposition surrounding the South Korea-U.S. summit and the Washington Declaration, "Because China does not participate at all in sanctions against North Korea's violations of the United Nations Security Council resolutions, we have no choice."

President Yoon also pointed out, "If South Korea and the U.S. are to be criticized or opposed for upgrading security cooperation based on nuclear capabilities in the Washington Declaration, then they should reduce the nuclear threat or at least comply with the international law of Security Council sanctions against those who pose nuclear threats."

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