[the DPRK informs Japan that it plans to launch a satellite from May 31 to June 11. "the Chinese side responded] Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference on May 29. At the meeting, a reporter asked: the DPRK recently informed Japan that it plans to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11. How do you comment on this? Mao Ning said that there are reasons for the development of the situation on the Korean Peninsula today, and he hopes that all parties concerned will face squarely the crux of the problem, adhere to the direction of political settlement, and resolve their reasonable concerns in a balanced manner through meaningful dialogue.