China: Nikki Haley makes ‘groundless and irresponsible accusations’ about North Korea

By Joel Gehrke

Published September 5, 2018 11:49pm ET

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China: Nikki Haley makes ‘groundless and irresponsible accusations’ about North Korea — American Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, right, speaks to Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Liu Jieyi before a Security Council vote on a new sanctions resolution that would increase economic pressure on North Korea to return to negotiations on its missile program. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) | Mary Altaffer

Ambassador Nikki Haley has made “groundless and irresponsible accusations” about North Korea and China’s enforcement of sanctions on the pariah regime, according to a senior Chinese diplomat.

“Groundless and irresponsible accusations will not help resolve the Peninsula nuclear issue,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said during Wednesday’s briefing. “We hope the U.S. could respect facts.”

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