Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Taro Kono, his Japanese counterpart, that talking only about sanctions for North Korea rather than focusing on dialogue will be seen as going against United Nations resolutions.
Tensions have continued to rise since North Korea carried out its sixth nuclear test on Sept. 3, prompting a new round of U.N. sanctions.
Wang told Kono on the sidelines of a United Nations meeting in New York that the situation on the Korean Peninsula is getting increasingly serious and all sides need to remain calm.