North Korea N-test may trigger arms race: Taiwan

Taiwan expresses fears that North Korea's nuclear test could trigger an arms race and undermine regional security.

Taiwan on Monday expressed fears that North Korea's nuclear test could trigger an arms race and undermine regional security.

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"The government of the Republic of China fears the nuclear test might trigger an arms race and proliferation of nuclear weapons, thus undermining the security and welfare of people in the northeast Asian region," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Michel Lu said.

Taiwan also called for a peaceful resolution of the crisis by reopening six-party talks involving the two Koreas, the United States, China, Japan and Russia.

Pyongyang in November 2005 pulled out of the talks aimed at persuading it to abandon its nuclear weapons programme.