Beijing warns on peninsula woes: Not 'at our doorstep'

Ministries say talks are more powerful than arms, urge all sides to negotiate

China expects parties involved in the ongoing tensions on the Korean Peninsula to make rational and sensible choices and won't allow anyone to make trouble its doorstep, the Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

"The current tensions are not screenplays or computer games, but an actual incident that determines the safety of the peoples on the peninsula and the peace in the entire region," Hua Chunying said at a news briefing in Beijing.