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| Chinese FM Urges Calm in Statement Amid Brewing Tensions with the US and North Korea
China's Foreign Minister warned that an armed conflict with North Korea may break out "at any moment," urging Washington and Pyongyang to tone down their hawkish rhetoric and realize the price to pay for both sides if a new Korean War were to start. The extraordinary warning comes amid massive US military buildup near the Korean Peninsula, with the carrier strike group 'USS Carl Vinson' heading towards the region. While US President Donald Trump is threatening to "take care" of the North Korean "problem," Pyongyang says it is ready to repel any military action. "Lately, tensions have risen with the US and the ROK [South Korea] on one side, and the DPRK [North Korea] on the other," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters on Friday, adding that "One has the feeling that a conflict could break out at any moment." He cautioned both sides that "if a war occurs, the result is a situation in which everybody loses and there can be no winner," and that whichever side provoked a conflict