US Envoy Calls on China to Condemn North Korea’s Recent ICBM Tests

Sung Kim, U.S. Special Envoy for North Korea, speaks during trilateral meeting between Japan, the United States, and South Korea, to discuss North Korea, in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 14, 2021. David Mareuil/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

The United States’ special envoy to North Korea has called on China to condemn North Korea’s recent missile launches, which are believed to have involved an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, the State Department said Sunday.

The State Department said that special envoy Sung Kim conveyed his strong condemnation of North Korea’s recent launches to his Chinese counterpart Liu Xiaoming in a phone conversation on March 10, saying that they posed “a serious threat to international peace and security.”