China: North Korea Says No More Nuclear Tests Unless Provoked

中国：北韩称如无挑衅不再进行核试

China says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has told Beijing officials he is not planning to conduct another nuclear test, unless international pressure provokes Pyongyang to change its course. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao Tuesday also denied recent news reports that Kim Jong Il apologized to a visiting Chinese envoy last week for the international uproar caused by his country's nuclear test.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice earlier cast doubt on the reports of Mr. Kim's apology and his pledge not to conduct another test.

North Korea's neighbors have been on high alert since Pyongyang's nuclear weapons test October ninth, and world leaders have been working strenuously to pursuade North Korea back to six-party talks.

中国说，北韩领导人金正日对他们说，除非国际压力迫使平壤改变方针，否则北韩没有计划再次进行核试验。中国外交部发言人刘建超还否认了有关金正日上星期就核试验引发的国际风波向一位来访的北京特使道歉的消息。

美国国务卿赖斯早先对有关报导提出了质疑。报导说，金正日表示歉意并保证不会再进行核试验。

自从北韩10月9号进行核试验以后，北韩的邻国一直处以高度警惕状态，世界各国领导人一直在努力说服北韩重返核问题六方会谈。