"We cannot say war will come, but in situations like this, China has to educate people more about nuclear weapons," Zhang told the paper.State-run Global Times also highlighted the Jilin report, saying "the deteriorating situation on the peninsula doesn't mean war is unavoidable. China needs to brace for the worst scenario and nuclear-related publicity is needed. ""Even if a war erupts on the peninsula, it is South Korea, Japan and the US bases in the Asia-Pacific that will likely be priority targets for North Korea. "There is a slim chance that the US or North Korea will intentionally launch military attacks at China as they have no grounds. Meanwhile, as a powerful nuclear state, China will resolutely return like for like," it said.

Source: Economic Times December 06, 2017 14:06 UTC