In an uncharacteristic outburst against Beijing, North Korea has blasted China for cooperating with the US in imposing UN-engineered sanctions on the country. It is rare for Pyongyang to voice sharp criticism against its key trading partner and political ally, China.
Pyongyang's remarks come after the UN Security Council announced fresh targeted sanctions on North Korea on 2 June for its repeated missile tests. The expanded sanctions blacklist 14 North Korean individuals and four entities.
Reacting to the latest clampdown, the Kim Jong-un regime said it will not scale down any of its nuclear or missile programmes. It insisted that the country "will not flinch from the road to build up nuclear forces".
"This 'resolution', which is said to have been drafted after a long 'consultation' between the US and China, places entities and individuals related with the DPRK's nuclear and rocket program as a target of 'additional sanctions',"a spokesperson for the North Korean foreign ministry said, according to a dispatch by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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