China on Wednesday pledged to strictly follow the United Nations resolutions and the country's own non-proliferation export controls in response to previous reports of Pyongyang violating UN sanctions by exporting suspected missile parts onboard a Chinese-registered ship to Syria in May.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China opposes proliferation and the delivery of weapons of mass destruction.

"We will deal with activities which violate UN Security Council resolutions and Chinese laws and regulations," he told a regular news conference.