(KRT via AP photo)BEIJING - There can be no winners in a war between the United States and North Korea over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missile programmes, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, while pledging support for dialogue between the sides. Wang's comments on Friday mark the latest attempt to cool tensions by North Korea's most important ally and key provider of food and fuel aid. Air China and North Korea's Air Koryo are the only two airlines serving that route, with the latter operating on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Chinese experts said they see little immediate possibility of hostilities breaking out, but warned that Beijing will respond harshly to any further North Korean nuclear tests. Director of Jilin University's Institute of Northeast Asian Studies Guo Rui said that Trump's domestic troubles should prevent him taking such action, while North Korea doesn't appear to be on a war footing.

Source: Bangkok Post April 15, 2017 04:41 UTC