[Ministry of Foreign Affairs: opposes the irritating military exercises held by relevant parties around the Korean Peninsula]-- Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin held a regular press conference on 6 June. A reporter asked: it is reported that Geng Shuang, deputy permanent representative of China to the United Nations, criticized the Washington Declaration of the United States and South Korea on the 2nd for strengthening the "extended deterrence" and running counter to the goal of promoting the denuclearization of the peninsula. The senior head of the South Korean Embassy in China said on the 5th that China should not only attach importance to the legitimate security concerns of the DPRK, but also consider the legitimate security concerns of the ROK. The ROK will continue to urge China to play a "role in line with international norms" in realizing the denuclearization of the peninsula. How do you comment on this? Wang Wenbin said that China has stated its position on the Washington Declaration and extended deterrence on many occasions. China has always opposed the "coterie" of stimulating military exercises and pressure confrontation held by relevant parties around the peninsula, which are full of cold war mentality, intensify contradictions among all parties, aggravate regional tensions, and do not help resolve conflicts and enhance mutual trust. Wang Wenbin pointed out: on the Korean Peninsula issue, China has always decided its position on the basis of the rights and wrongs of the matter itself, advocating a balanced settlement of the reasonable concerns of all parties, and there is no issue of paying attention to the concerns of only one party. China has always been an active promoter of the political settlement of the Peninsula issue and has played an important and constructive role, which is obvious to all in the international community. We will continue to play our due role in line with our consistent position.