China wants the Security Council to condemn North Korea.But a Foreign Ministry spokesman in Beijing today declined to say if his country will support new punitive measures against its longtime ally.

• 中国希望安理会谴责朝鲜，不过中国外交部发言人星期四在北京拒绝说明中国是否支持对中国的这个长期盟国实施新的惩罚措施。