BEIJING, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- In a recent high-level discussion, Chinese officials decided to maintain friendly ties with North Korea and its leader Kim Jong Il.
President Hu Jintao was one of those at the central meeting on foreign affairs work, along with top Chinese diplomats, Kyodo News Service reported.
China is North Korea's closest ally but officials were angered by the recent missile test, which was done over Chinese objections. On the other hand, China fears that problems in North Korea could lead to an influx of refugees.
China voted for a U.N. resolution censuring North Korea over the July missile tests -- and has held its own missile exercises near its border with North Korea. At the meeting, officials agreed they would continue to deal with North Korean actions one by one.
