Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday reiterated China's steadfast position to safeguarding peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, and urged parties involved to de-escalate tensions and return to talks. He said China doesn't want to see "chaos at its doorstep".

Li said China, a resolute champion of the international non-proliferation system, has been implementing related UN resolutions comprehensively and strictly, and has been sticking to solving the peninsula issue through talks and achieving the denuclearization of the peninsula.

Tensions on the peninsula, even in Northeast Asia, have the potential to spark conflict and harm all parties involved, he emphasized.