China opposes any unilateral sanctions on North Korea, the Foreign Ministry said, after the United States imposed sweeping new curbs on the isolated country in retaliation for its nuclear and rocket tests. Ministry spokesman Lu Kang made the remarks at a regular briefing on Thursday. The U.S. measures, which vastly expanded the U.S. blockade over Pyongyang, prohibit exportation of goods from the U.S. to North Korea.

China says opposes any unilateral sanctions against North Korea