<Anchor>
Next, we will go to China.
With Chinese President Xi Jinping and President-elect Yun Seok-yeol having their first phone call tomorrow (25th), let's connect a Beijing correspondent to see how China will see North Korea's missile launch.
Correspondent Kim Ji-sung, did you ever give China any information before North Korea fired a missile?
<Reporter>
Yes, again, North Korea is said to have fired a missile without prior notice to China.
Also, Beijing's view is that while it takes a long time to prepare for the launch of a long-range ballistic missile, it is difficult to believe that North Korea launched a missile in time for the call, as the timing of the call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President-elect Yun Seok-yeol was recently decided.
However, coincidentally, China's embarrassment is read in that the provocation was made ahead of President Xi's first phone call.
[Wang Won-bin / Spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Parties should focus on the phase of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, adhere to the correct direction of dialogue and negotiation, and strive to advance the process of political resolution of the Korean Peninsula issue.]
<Anchor>
Then, with President Xi Jinping tomorrow, Is this issue likely to be discussed in the phone call of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol?
<Reporter>
Yes, it is.
With the exception of President Moon Jae-in, who took office five years ago without a regime change due to the variable of impeachment, President Xi Jinping has customarily spoken for the first time since the leader of the other country took office.
President-elect Yun Seok-yeol's intention to speak on the phone tomorrow, even before the inauguration of President-elect Yun Seok-yeol, is interpreted as reflecting the recent dire situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Earlier, it was reported that Liu Xiaoming, China's chief representative for North Korea's nuclear program, would visit Russia and the United States.
(Video coverage: Choi Deok-hyun, video editing: Park Jin-hoon)