Donald Trump says new sanctions on North Korea coming after call with Xi Jinping
2017-11-30 09:24:53 source：Straits Times
November 30, 2017
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Nov 29) after a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping that major new sanctions will be imposed on North Korea, as tensions with Pyongyang escalated after the regime’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test.
While Trump didn’t specify whether the new sanctions would be imposed by China or the US, the Chinese government has much greater economic leverage over North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the nation’s biggest trading partner.
“Just spoke to President XI JINPING of China concerning the provocative actions of North Korea,” Trump said in a tweet. “Additional major sanctions will be imposed on North Korea today. This situation will be handled!”
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