CHINA AND RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA'S NEIGHBORS, DENY PREPARING FOR WAR IN ASIA
China and Russia denied Friday reports that their respective militaries were taking precautionary steps in anticipation of tensions escalating in the neighboring Korean Peninsula.
Chinese defense officials dismissed reports that their military had been put in a heightened state of awareness due to a political standoff between its traditional ally, North Korea. Citing unnamed U.S. officials, reports emerged Thursday claiming Beijing had put its bomber aircraft on "high alert" as the U.N. Security Council, which includes Russia, China and the U.S., passed a statement condemning North Korea's decision to test Sunday a liquid-fueled missile that ultimately exploded shortly after its launch.
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