Generals for early N-test

North Korea may bring the date of a planned nuclear test forward after a contentious remark by China8217;s UN ambassador angered generals in the reclusive country, a source with close ties to Pyongyang said on Sunday.

US envoy John Bolton said last week that while Britain, France and Japan had made a strong statement was needed to warn Pyongyang against testing, he was not certain 8220;what North Korea8217;s protectors on the UNSC are going to do8221;.

In response, Chinese Ambassador Wang Guangya said: 8220;I8217;m not sure which country he is referring to, but I think for bad behaviour in this world no one is going to protect them.8221;