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Asia Times: U.S.-China Relations More Strained Over North Korea; Taiwan

US President Donald Trump is adopting harder-line policies toward China over Beijing’s unwillingness or inability to stifle what Washington regards as a growing nuclear-missile threat from Pyongyang.

By Bill Gertz·
Asia Times: U.S.-China Relations More Strained Over North Korea; Taiwan

US President Donald Trump is adopting harder-line policies toward China over Beijing’s unwillingness or inability to stifle what Washington regards as a growing nuclear-missile threat from Pyongyang.

Using social media to signal the shift, Trump tweeted recently that China had not used its economic clout to prevent North Korea from developing long-range missiles.

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

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