China will support a new United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution against North Korea, foreign minister Wang Yi told reporters in Beijing on Thursday.

“Given the new developments on the Korean peninsula, China agrees that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should respond further by taking necessary measures,” Wang said after a meeting with his Nepalese counterpart in comments reported by AFP.

“We believe that sanctions and pressure are only half of the key to resolving the issue,” Wang added. “The other half is dialogue and negotiation.”

Wang’s remarks follow a Chinese Ministry of Commerce responseto a question about