China seeks early establishment of Libyan govt

BEIJING - China on Monday called for an early establishment of the Libyan interim government, as forces of the new Libyan administration stalled their assault on Muammar Gadhafi's hometown Sirte.

"We hope for the early establishment of the interim government and for the Libyan people to resume their normal lives as early as possible," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said at a daily news briefing.

His comments came after Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) unveiled its plan for establishing an interim government.