BEIJING, China—China “firmly opposes” North Korea’s nuclear test, the foreign ministry of Pyongyang’s main diplomatic protector said Friday, after its fifth atomic blast.
“Today, the DPRK again conducted a nuclear test despite widespread international opposition—the Chinese government firmly opposes this,” the ministry in Beijing said in a statement on its website, using the North’s official name.
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