Trump takes aim at China over North Korea

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Trump takes aim at China over North Korea

AFP

'Trade between China and North Korea grew almost 40% in the first quarter. So much for China working with us - but we had to give it a try!' Trump says in an early morning tweet

WASHINGTON, DC, USA –  US President Donald Trump lashed out at China on Wednesday, July 5, pointing to a surge in its trade with North Korea as evidence that US reliance on Beijing to rein in Pyongyang was misplaced.

“Trade between China and North Korea grew almost 40% in the first quarter. So much for China working with us – but we had to give it a try!” Trump said in an early morning tweet.

Trump posted the tweet as he was about to depart on a trip to Europe that will include a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping at a G20 summit in Germany.

It came a day after North Korea conducted an apparently successful test launch of an inter-continental ballistic missile capable of striking the United States. – Rappler.com

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