Amid uncertainty over a planned US‑North Korea summit, US President Donald Trump pushed today for China to continue "strong & tight" trade sanctions against Kim Jong Un's regime until a possible accord over the North's nuclear programme.
Trump wrote on Twitter, "China must continue to be strong & tight on the Border of North Korea until a deal is made,".
Trump added: "I want this to happen, and North Korea to be VERY successful, but only after signing!"
Trump and Kim are scheduled to meet for their summit 12 of next month in Singapore.
But the plans remain clouded after Pyongyang threatened last week to cancel the summit, and the White House continued to assess the political risks for Trump if he falls short of a sweeping deal to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula.
Inside the White House, there are mounting concerns that North Korea may back away from striking a deal on denuclearisation and growing suspicions about the role the Chinese may be playing in complicating preparations for the Singapore summit.
Source: stuff.co.nz
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