China's stand on Korean Peninsula issue

The issue of the Korean Peninsula should be resolved through talks and negotiations. This is China's stand. Efforts should be made to facilitate such dialogue because that is the only way to avoid a military confrontation.

There are tensions and confrontations on the peninsula. In response to the large-scale joint military exercises conducted by the United States and some other countries, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has repeatedly launched long-range and medium-range ballistic missiles. This tit-for-tat game has become a vicious circle, which will have serious consequences if it gets out of control.

According to the UN Security Council, China is concerned about the situation on the peninsula, and that it calls for efforts from relevant countries to find a political solution rather than doing anything that might escalate tensions.

When the US and UK representatives questioned China's position on the Korean Peninsula issue, there is the question whether both countries are in a position to do so. It is what the US has done that has resulted in the continued escalation of tensions on the peninsula.

In 2018, the DPRK took the positive initiative of giving up its nuclear weapons program in return for security. The US failed to respond with goodwill in accordance with the action-for-action principle, missing an important opportunity for the denuclearization of the peninsula.

Since the beginning of this year, the US and various allies have conducted a large-scale joint military exercise on the peninsula and surrounding areas. The US plans to expand the deployment of strategic weapons. The DPRK's sense of insecurity has been further inflamed by this tactic of deterrence and pressure, which has resulted in increased tensions in the region.

As China's UN ambassador said, the US is calling for the DPRK to renounce its nuclear weapons program under the banner of non-proliferation, while it is in the process of transferring tons of weapons-grade enriched uranium to a non-nuclear weapon state. This is a textbook case of a double standard.

The international non-proliferation regime is hampered by the US, the United Kingdom and Australia's nuclear-powered submarine deal. It will cause an arms race and threatens regional peace and stability. The international community persuading the DPRK to abandon its nuclear weapons program and denuclearization of the peninsula is not conducive to the double standard of the US on the issue of nuclear proliferation.

Washington's credibility is in tatters. Its non-proliferation obligations in an earnest manner would help it to reestablish its reputation in the international community.

It will be very difficult to find a good solution to the Korean Peninsula issue unless Washington takes seriously the legitimate security concerns of the DPRK and engages in dialogue and negotiations with sincerity.