The wire fence being constructed on the border between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has nothing to do with the recent nuclear test by the DPRK, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao on Tuesday (Oct 17).

"China has been building border-control facilities since the 1990s and no link should be made to the current situation on the Korean peninsular," he told a regular press conference.

He clarified that China has been constructing wire fences and patrol roads on its land borders, including the China-DPRK border, since 1990.

"The aim of these facilities is to improve management and control of the borders," he said, calling the construction "a normal act". .

Editor: Yan