China's foreign ministry out with a statement 4 Sept

  • Chins has for a long time upheld talks to resolve Korean peninsula issue
  • NK clear on China's opposition to its nuclear tests
  • already lodged solemn representations to NK embassy in China on nuclear test
  • China hopes all sides exercise restraint regarding NK issue
  • hopes all sides will take steps to reduce temperatures not raise them

Temperature control ? More like repeated hot air from China/others but the threat remains real.

South Korea just out with a statement that says they see a chance of NK firing an ICBM on 9 Sept.

Russian dep foreign Ryabkov min out with a few comments;

  • unfortunately US inclined to talk to NK in language of sanctions
  • NK can be influence by proposals for dialogue
  • no country has right the take unilateral action
  • further sanctions will now become dramatically harder
  • NK nuclear test is provocative action and we condemn it