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North Korea, China criticize US policy

Thursday, 31 August 2017 8:59 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 31 August 2017 9:00 PM ]

This picture shows North Korea's intermediate-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 lifting off from the launching pad at an undisclosed location near Pyongyang. © AFP

Frank Smith
Press TV, Seoul

North Korea is fighting against diplomatic attacks from the United States, blasting Washington for what Pyongyang calls a failed policy of generating regional tension. China has also criticized the US policies. Calls are growing for negotiations to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula to defuse the current crisis.

Press TV correspondent Frank Smith reports from the South Korean capital, Seoul.

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