U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim had a call with his Chinese counterpart Liu Xiaoming last week and discussed Pyongyang’s Feb. 27 and March 5 projectile tests, a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department revealed on Sunday.

The development came as Washington announced a bilateral assessment with Seoul that North Korea’s last two projectile tests were part of a “relatively new” intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system.

Kim emphasized that China and the U.S. “share an interest in ensuring regional stability,” calling upon Beijing “to join Washington in publicly condemning the DPRK’s missile launches,” Ned Price said in a