The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s military regime for crimes committed against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) must be "just and fair" and exercise its duty "prudently", China's foreign ministry said on Thursday, in response to a query about the ICC seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader.

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing could be hit with an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, years after he led a deadly campaign against the Rohingya minority.