On Friday, the Chinese foreign ministry has finally announced that the country is supporting the United Nations Security Council on its sanctions against North Korea. North Korea has recently done another nuclear test and according to the Chinese foreign ministry, they will support the new sanctions that will be imposed to their ally.

The Ministry's spokesperson, Gen Shuang, said "China resolutely opposes the DPRK conducting nuclear tests. To achieve denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, maintain peace and stability on the peninsula and resolve nuclear issues through peaceful means like dialogue and negotiation; that is the consistent position of China."

This declaration comes after a day since a Japanese media report suggested that both the US and China have reached a consensus regarding the new sanctions on North Korea, including banning the country's coal exports to China.

The UN diplomats of both countries are currently meeting with their fellow permanent member countries - UK, France and Russia - to establish the draft resolution against NoKor. Both UK and France are expected to support the draft resolution while Russia may request some revisions on the new draft. Beijing is also likely to persuade Moscow, its close ally, to accept the draft.

The North Korean government had recently conducted its fifth and largest nuclear test in September. Prior to this, it has also conducted two dozen missile tests in 2016. It is said that the UNSC sanctions would not influence NoKor's nuclear program as it continues to ignore it.