Donald Trump has issued China an ultimatum that if it fails to pressure North Korea to disable its nuclear program, then the United States is prepared to take action against Pyongyang on its own. "Well, if China is not going to solve North Korea, we will," the president said in an interview with the Financial Times that has alarmed experts from the region.
When asked how he would face North Korea, Trump said, "I'm not going to tell you. You know, I'm not the United States of the past where we say where we're going to hit in the Middle East." Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago Resort in Florida on Thursday and Friday, where the two leaders are expected to discuss North Korea, China's South China Sea ambitions and trade. It is speculated that North Korea could carry out another nuclear missile test to coincide with the talks.
Trump said he had "great respect" for Xi and "great respect for China," adding, "I would not be surprised if we did something that was very dramatic and good for both countries, and I hope it's like that." In North Korea, he said: "China has great influence over North Korea, and China will decide to help us with North Korea, or it will not do so, and if they do, it will be very good for China, and if they do not, it will not be good. for no one ".
When asked what might motivate China to help, Trump said, "I think trade is the incentive. It's about trade. He gave no further details about his campaign's suggestion that he wanted to hold talks with the unpredictable North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, on a hamburger.Theresa May hinted that President Trump should rethink her "go alone" North Korea, saying that the United Kingdom supported cooperation with China to slow down the situation.
