more from reaction from china, klesko live.rian, china is one of north korea's few allies, a position that's becoming more difficult on the international stage. where does this latest launch the china now? reporter: possibly in an awkward place. yesterday, china's ambassador to the u.n. was saying certainly they would like to see a de-escalation of tensions. if they continue to rise, it will lead to the situation getting out of control. this morning, chinese president xi jinping went with his north korean counterpart and stated their -- the missile defense system was installed by the u.s. and south korea maintains its usefulness in protecting against north korean missiles. china is infuriated, sanctity used to go against china. just today with regard to the missile launch, the foreign ministry criticized the violation of you and resolution on missile testing, but called for restraint on this complicated situation. this is more or less the same kind of rhetoric we have seen from them. however, this latest test would see the stre