As Trump Bets on China’s Help on North Korea, Aides Ask: Is It Worth It?
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As Trump Bets on China’s Help on North Korea, Aides Ask: Is It Worth It?
ean problem, they will." On May 29, after another missile test, Mr. Trump wrote: "North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, China, by shooting off yet another missile … but China is trying hard!" In the last month, traders said Chinese exports to North Korea were being inspected more thoroughly.
that China is very much the economic lifeline to North Korea so, while nothing is easy, if they want to solve the North Kor
To raise the pressure on China, administration officials said the United States was considering sanctions on a range of Chinese individuals and banks
that do business with North Korea — a step that could aggravate tensions with China and sour Mr. Trump’s fledgling relationship with Mr. Xi.
State Rex said that We cannot allow China to use its economic power to buy its way out of other problems, whether
it’s militarizing islands in the South China Sea or failure to put appropriate pressure on North Korea,
It is not clear that even these steps would prod China to radically alter its approach to North Korea, which is driven less by concern
over its nuclear ambitions than a dread of what a collapsed North would mean for China, with which it shares an 880-mile-long border.
The Chinese are among those most interested in a meeting between Mr. Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, officials said, in part because
that would put the onus for a solution on Washington, not Beijing.
Mr. Trump’s gamble was based on his calculation that Mr. Xi, the Chinese president, could
put heavy pressure on North Korea to curb its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
ean problem, they will." On May 29, after another missile test, Mr. Trump wrote: "North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, China, by shooting off yet another missile … but China is trying hard!" In the last month, traders said Chinese exports to North Korea were being inspected more thoroughly.
that China is very much the economic lifeline to North Korea so, while nothing is easy, if they want to solve the North Kor
To raise the pressure on China, administration officials said the United States was considering sanctions on a range of Chinese individuals and banks
that do business with North Korea — a step that could aggravate tensions with China and sour Mr. Trump’s fledgling relationship with Mr. Xi.
State Rex said that We cannot allow China to use its economic power to buy its way out of other problems, whether
it’s militarizing islands in the South China Sea or failure to put appropriate pressure on North Korea,
It is not clear that even these steps would prod China to radically alter its approach to North Korea, which is driven less by concern
over its nuclear ambitions than a dread of what a collapsed North would mean for China, with which it shares an 880-mile-long border.
The Chinese are among those most interested in a meeting between Mr. Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, officials said, in part because
that would put the onus for a solution on Washington, not Beijing.
Mr. Trump’s gamble was based on his calculation that Mr. Xi, the Chinese president, could
put heavy pressure on North Korea to curb its nuclear weapons and missile programs.