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