Trade Between North Korea and China Grows Despite Sanctions
This was all predictable, but President Trump is right that he had to at least try:
President Donald Trump expressed frustration with China on Wednesday for failing to do more to cut off support to North Korea and exert pressure to curb its nuclear pursuits.
North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile test this week demonstrated a dangerous new reach for weapons it hopes to top with nuclear warheads one day. The launch is spurring U.S. demands for global action to counter the threat.
Since he entered the White House, Trump has talked about confronting Pyongyang and pushing China to increase pressure on the North, but neither strategy has produced fast results. Trump had expressed optimism after his first meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping that the two would work together to curb North Korea’s nuclear program.
Moments before he departed for Poland, Trump chastised China on Twitter.
“Trade between China and North Korea grew almost 40% in the first quarter,” the president tweeted. “So much for China working with us – but we had to give it a try!”
In his initial response to the launch on Monday evening, Trump urged China on Twitter to “put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!” But he also said it was “hard to believe” that South Korea and Japan, the two U.S. treaty allies most at risk from North Korea, would “put up with this much longer.” [Stars & Stripes]
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I been around too long and I know the Red Chinese Communist might B.S. Trump, They have always supported the dictatorship of North Korea and they will continue to do so. They will stick the United States in the back anytime they get a chance. And the red Russian bear will do the same. The Communist are not too be trusted. And the weak minded leadership of South Korea will not help the situation.
We need to stop doing business with China, painfull in the short term, very beneficial in the long run.
China is enjoying every bit of this high stakes theater between North Korea and the U.S. China is a willing participant in helping north korea by-pass sanctions and facilitate under minding it.. Don’t be fool by China quiet diplomacy, they are dead on the case. There is a old Chinese proverb that says” let the enemy come to you”