Obama's unilateral sanctions opposed

Foreign Ministry calls for avoiding 'any move' on the DPRK issue that would increase tension

Beijing has said any unilateral sanctions must not hurt China's interests after Washington imposed additional sanctions on Pyongyang because of its recent nuclear test and rocket launch.

China always opposes any unilateral sanctions and "any move to increase tensions on the Korean Peninsula is opposed", Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in Beijing on Thursday.