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14:57, 04-Sep-2017
Radiation levels normal in NE China border areas after DPRK nuclear test
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Monitoring stations in China’s border regions with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) showed normal levels of radiation on Monday morning in the wake of Pyongyang’s nuclear test, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said in an online statement.
All monitoring stations in northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and also in eastern Shandong Province indicated no environmental impact from Sunday's test as of 4 a.m. BJT on Monday.
The MEP on Sunday started monitoring the radiation levels in border areas and also in Shandong in an emergency response to the nuclear test.
A man smokes under the Broken Bridge, which once connected China and the DPRK over the Yalu River, at the border city of Dandong, in China's northeast Liaoning Province on September 3, 2017. /AFP Photo
A man smokes under the Broken Bridge, which once connected China and the DPRK over the Yalu River, at the border city of Dandong, in China's northeast Liaoning Province on September 3, 2017. /AFP Photo
The DPRK successfully tested a hydrogen bomb designed able to be mounted on its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile, Korea Central Television announced on Sunday.
China's Foreign Ministry issued a statement expressing firm opposition to and strong condemnation of the test.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, meeting ahead of the BRICS Summit in Xiamen on Sunday, agreed to appropriately deal with the latest nuclear test conducted by the DPRK.
Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary James Mattis warned on Sunday that any threat to the US and its allies from the DPRK will be met with a "massive military response."
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency