Beijing: China today condemned the killing of 23 security personnel in Pakistan by the Taliban even as the two sides were holding peace talks.
"China has always supported the Pakistan government and people`s efforts to safeguard national stability, to set and implement its security strategy in line with its own national conditions," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing.
Condemning the killing of the Pakistani paramilitary troops, she said China hopes Pakistan will find economic and social stability.
She conveyed condolences to the victims and sympathy to their families.
The Pakistan government today expressed its inability to carry forward peace talks with the Taliban after the execution of 23 troops and asked the banned group to immediately cease all violent activities.
