[Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We hope relevant parties will face up to the root causes of the peninsula issue and adhere to the general direction of political settlement] November 2, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference on November 2. A reporter asked about North Korea's test to evaluate the power of a tactical ballistic missile dispersion warhead. In this regard, Mao Ning said that China has taken note of relevant reports and also noted that North Korea has repeatedly expressed its position on the military movements of the United States, South Korea and Japan in recent times. We hope that relevant parties will face up to the root causes of the peninsula issue, adhere to the general direction of political settlement, and make efforts to ease tensions and maintain regional peace and stability.