08:19 US will act alone on North Korea if China fails to help: Trump:
United States President Donald Trump has issued China with an ultimatum that if it fails to put pressure on North Korea to disable its nuclear programme, then the US is prepared to take action against Pyongyang on its own.
“Well, if China is not going to solve North Korea, we will,” Trump said in an interview with the Financial Times.
Asked how he would tackle North Korea, Trump said: Im not going to tell you. You know, I am not the United States of the past where we tell you where we are going to hit in the Middle East.
Trump will host the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, this Thursday and Friday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where the two leaders are expected to discuss North Korea, Chinas ambitions in the South China Sea and trade.
Trump said he had great respect for Xi and great respect for China, adding: I would not be at all surprised if we did something that would be very dramatic and good for both countries and I hope so.
Source: Rediff