"Trump has both praised China for its role in bringing North Korea to the negotiating table and criticized it for loose enforcement of sanctions, particularly on the border between the two countries.
While trying to keep the Chinese on board for North Korea negotiations, Trump took a tough stance on trade with China, slapping tariffs last week on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods and sparking retaliation in kind from Beijing.
Trump's suggestion that China was behind North Korea's tougher stance on denuclearization talks echoes a comment by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday.
"I see China's hands all over this," said Graham after Pyongyang's dismissive remarks about Pompeo, adding that he thought the Chinese were "pulling back" North Korea because of the U.S.-China trade dispute".
from Reuters, SUSAN HEAVEY
Jul 9th 2018 12:44PM
While trying to keep the Chinese on board for North Korea negotiations, Trump took a tough stance on trade with China, slapping tariffs last week on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods and sparking retaliation in kind from Beijing.
Trump's suggestion that China was behind North Korea's tougher stance on denuclearization talks echoes a comment by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday.
"I see China's hands all over this," said Graham after Pyongyang's dismissive remarks about Pompeo, adding that he thought the Chinese were "pulling back" North Korea because of the U.S.-China trade dispute".
from Reuters, SUSAN HEAVEY
Jul 9th 2018 12:44PM
