A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday denied reports that the son of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) top leader Kim Jong Il had visited Beijing.

The situation "presented in some media reports does not exist," Qin Gang told a regular press briefing in Beijing.

Japan's Asahi newspaper on Tuesday cited unidentified sources as saying that Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Il's youngest son, met Chinese President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders after flying to Beijing around June 10.

Qin repeated China's stance on the Korean Peninsula's nuclear issue, pledging to develop good-neighborly and friendly relations with the DPRK while firmly standing for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, nuclear non-proliferation and peace and stability there.

"China will, as always, unswervingly push for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, preserve peace and stability on the peninsula and in Northeast Asia, and maintain contact and coordination with all concerned sides," Qin said.

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously approved Resolution 1874, which allowed wider sanctions against the DPRK for its May 25 nuclear test. The DPRK has voiced strong opposition to that move.

(Xinhua News Agency June 19, 2009)