WASHINGTON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- All the parties concerned should work together to seek a peaceful solution to the nuclear issue related to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said Wednesday.
In an interview with Christiane Amanpour, anchor and chief international correspondent of the U.S. cable news network CNN, Cui said that the current situation on the Korean Peninsula "is a challenge to all of us, China, the United States, Russia and others."
"And we should work together to seek a diplomatic solution to this issue," he said.
The veteran Chinese diplomat was referring to the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula in the wake of recent DPRK's test firing of missiles and the U.S. threat to launch pre-emptive strike to eliminate the threat by the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs.
The U.S. administration under President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. policy of strategic patience is over and all options, including the military one, are on the table to deal with the DPRK threat.
Washington fears that the DPRK could soon acquire a ballistic missile that can deliver a nuclear warhead to its mainland.
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