April 22, 2017

"Tensions continue to rise in the Korean Peninsula, despite North Korea's latest missile launch failure, and aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson expected arrival in Korean waters 10 days later than originally planned. Furthermore, Pyongyang will likely conduct its sixth nuclear test and also launch an intercontinental ballistic missile. When taking those into account, any type of emergency situation could arise in the Korean Peninsula at any given time.

On Friday, US President Donald Trump, in using what is obviously his preferred sounding board to the public, tweeted, 'China is very much the economic lifeline to North Korea so, while nothing is easy, if they want to solve the North Korean problem, they will.'

Obviously this was an attempt by Trump to apply pressure on Beijing in his own way, so that Beijing would inspire Pyongyang to give in once North realizes that its 'economic lifeline' with China could be cut off."

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