A news report on North Korea’s launch of a suspected ballistic missile is aired on a television at Seoul Station in South Korea in February. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap
A news report on North Korea’s launch of a suspected ballistic missile is aired on a television at Seoul Station in South Korea in February. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap
North Korea

US fails to get China to back UN text against North Korea missile ‘violations’

  • Pyongyang’s weekend satellite launch is thought to be a thinly veiled ballistic weapon test right before South Korea’s presidential election
  • This marks the 17th time China has opposed the adoption of a US- and European-proposed text against North Korea since 2017

A news report on North Korea’s launch of a suspected ballistic missile is aired on a television at Seoul Station in South Korea in February. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap
A news report on North Korea’s launch of a suspected ballistic missile is aired on a television at Seoul Station in South Korea in February. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap
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