China, North Korea hail existing ties while West, PH rip latest North Korean missile launch

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00:00 In politics, opposite poles or unlike forces usually do not attract.

00:05 Hence, the authoritarian form of governments of China, Russia and North Korea

00:10 and their foreign policies have not sat well,

00:12 nor generated interest or fascination among the nations of the free world.

00:17 Little wonder North Korea's latest ballistic missile test

00:20 immediately drew the ire and condemnation from Japan, South Korea, the United States

00:26 and the Philippine government among others,

00:28 while Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and North Korea Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Myung-ho

00:34 assured each other of firm support and trust in their latest greet and meet.

00:39 Earlier today, North Korea extended the record number of its weapons tests this year

00:44 with the launch of an ICBM-class missile

00:47 that has a potential range of reaching the United States mainland.