Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing would continue to engage "under the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation."China officially maintained a neutral position on which candidate it wanted to win.
Moments before a US aircraft carrier staged joint drills with South Korea in waters south of Jeju Island, Pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the East Sea on Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported.