January 6, 2016

"North Korea announced Wednesday morning that it had successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test, which shocked the international community. South Korea, the US and Japan condemned Pyongyang's moves, and China's foreign ministry expressed firm opposition to the latest nuclear test and stated China's determination to push forward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea conducted its first nuclear test in 2006 and the latest one is the fourth. The country is immersed in misshapen security policies centered on nuclear weapons and is trying to use nuclear deterrence to make up for its economic losses and political insecurity. This is a vicious circle."

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