BEIJING — China pleaded again for dialogue on Monday to ease regional tensions after North Korea launched its latest missile test in defiance of U.N. sanctions. The Chinese foreign ministry urged Pyongyang in a statement to refrain from activities that go against United Nations Security Council resolutions. It was the North's third ballistic missile test in as many weeks and the 12th this year — carried out in defiance of U.N. sanctions warnings and U.S. threats of possible military action. But China, the North's main trade partner and ally, has repeatedly called for a resumption of six-party talks that have been dormant since North Korea walked out on the negotiations in 2009. Washington says it is willing to enter into talks with Pyongyang, but only if it halts its missile and nuclear tests.

Source: The China Post May 29, 2017 10:18 UTC