US President Donald Trump has said tough new United Nations sanctions on North Korea prove that "the world wants peace, not death".
The sanctions, which were approved by the UN Security Council last night, are aimed at curbing Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme and follow a missile test last month.
The US-drafted resolution was supported by China and Russia and includes measures to severely restrict the amount of refined petroleum it can import.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said there should be no adverse humanitarian impact from the new sanctions.
Mr Trump said the international community was pushing for peace with the isolated regime.
Following the UN vote he tweeted: "The United Nations Security Council just voted 15-0 in favor of additional Sanctions on North Korea. The World wants Peace, not Death!"
On 29 November, North Korea said it successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile in a "breakthrough" that puts the US mainland within range of its nuclear weapons whose warheads could withstand re-entry to the Earth's atmosphere.
Tensions have been rising over North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes, which it pursues in defiance of years of UN Security Council resolutions, with bellicose rhetoric coming from both Pyongyang and the White House.
In November, North Korea called for a halt to what it called brutal sanctions, saying a previous round imposed after its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on 3 September constituted genocide.
US diplomats have made clear they are seeking a diplomatic solution but proposed new, tougher sanctions to ratchet up pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The United Nations Security Council just voted 15-0 in favor of additional Sanctions on North Korea. The World wants Peace, not Death!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2017
