China backs Security Council moves on North Korea

China's foreign minister says new United Nations Security Council sanctions on North Korea are the right response to that country's series of missile tests.

Ngoại trưởng Trung Quốc Vương Nghị Source: AAP

But China says dialogue is vital to resolve a complex and sensitive issue, now at what it calls a "critical" point.

The issue has been discussed at a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Manila.