A spokesperson for China's foreign ministry on Monday would not say whether China would maintain neutrality in case of armed conflict between North Korea and the United States, answering a question from South Korea's Yonhap news agency at a regular press briefing.
"China's neutrality is a hypothetical question, so I cannot, and will not answer," Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry, said, while also urging all parties to exercise restraint.
A spokesperson for China's foreign ministry on Monday would not say whether China would maintain neutrality in case of armed conflict between North Korea and the United States, answering a question from South Korea's Yonhap news agency at a regular press briefing.
"China's neutrality is a hypothetical question, so I cannot, and will not answer," Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry, said, while also urging all parties to exercise restraint.
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