Pyongyang and Beijing No Longer “Close as Lips and Teeth”

Pyongyang has responded to the UN Security Council’s unanimous decision June 2 to expand sanctions for North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs by lashing out, not only at the United States but also at China.

“[The U.S. and China] railroaded ‘sanctions resolution’ at the [UN Security Council] after having drafted it in the backroom at their own pleasure and are enforcing it upon others,” North Korean state-run media reported, adding Pyongyang “will not flinch from the road to build up nuclear forces.”

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