North Korea missile test likely a response to U.S. drills: China's Xinhua

Beijing: North Korea's firing of a submarine-launched missile on Wednesday could be seen as a "tit-for-tat move" in response to recent U.S.-South Korean military drills, China's state-run Xinhua news agency said in an English-language commentary.
"Washington and Seoul are playing a dangerous game. They are holding a wolf by the ears in the hope that their sabre-rattling would deter the DPRK," Xinhua said, referring to North Korea's official name.