'Balanced' use of new sanctions urged

China wants UN resolution against the DPRK implemented 'in its entirety', calls for dialogue

China said on Thursday that the resolution with new sanctions against Pyongyang adopted by the United Nations Security Council should be implemented "in its entirety and in a balanced way", and called for early resumption of the Six-Party Talks.

The 15-member council unanimously approved a resolution on Wednesday to tighten sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in response to the DPRK's latest nuclear test in September, which was the fifth since 2006. In March, the UN body passed sanctions against the country that at the time were the toughest yet.