Hua also said it is "irresponsible" to blame Beijing for regional tensions after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on China to use the "powerful tool" of oil to persuade Pyongyang to reconsider its "current path"

More policies should also be made to attract more foreign talent to work in China

I hope I can play a role in promoting win-win cooperation between Changsha and Benin, China and Africa," Luc said in an interview

The couple found employment quickly at Hefei University and began teaching Korean the next year

China responded by saying that it has done its best, and the initiators of a problem should resolve it, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying