BEIJING (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, North Korea launched the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite atop a long-range rocket.
"On February 7, Deputy Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin arranged an urgent meeting with the North Korean ambassador to China and made a representation to him on the use of ballistic missile by Pyongyang to launch a satellite, as well as explained China's position," Hua Chunying said.