China Voices Fears As South Korean Workers Are Barred From Kaesong -- The Guardian
Beijing expresses 'serious concern' over escalating crisis after Pyongyang bans South Koreans from jointly run complex
The diplomatic crisis on the Korean peninsula has deepened after North Korea barred South Korean workers from entering a jointly run industrial complex just north of the countries' border.
China, meanwhile, voiced "serious concern" about rising tensions in the region, a day after North Korea said it would resume operations to produce weapons-grade plutonium.
The Kaesong industrial complex, located six miles north of the heavily fortified border that has separated the two countries for the past six decades, is viewed as the last remaining symbol of inter-Korean co-operation.
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