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Trump's China threats could cause his North Korea policy to 'blow up in his face'

2019-05-07 11:21:33       source:CNBC

May 6, 2019


The ongoing U.S.-China trade talks appeared to turn sour when President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a tariff hike on Chinese goods. China, in turn, is said to be considering skipping this week’s planned negotiations.


According to the director of Korean Studies at think tank the Center for the National Interest, that recent downturn in Washington-Beijing relations may not bode well for Trump’s denuclearization dialogue with North Korea.


“Donald Trump today tweeting out about increasing tariffs and things of that nature, he needs to be a little careful because his North Korea policy could blow up in his face,” Harry Kazianis told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Monday.


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