North Korea's vice-foreign minister
says Pyongyang would continue to test missiles and would launch a pre-emptive
nuclear strike if it thought the US was planning an attack.
Foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang
said China opposed words or actions that could further raise tension.
According to reports, there
has been heated rhetoric from both sides in recent days.
US Vice-President Mike Pence, who has been
visiting the region, warned the North not to test Washington and said the US
"era of strategic patience" with Pyongyang was over.
Lu added that tension was already
high in the region before the latest comments from Pyongyang.
The North held a show of military
might in a parade over the weekend and tested another missile on Sunday, which
the Pentagon said blew up almost immediately after launch.
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