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Britain’s PM May
German FM says European unity key to future says China should

By OLEG CETINIC increase pressure
DAVID RISING on North Korea
Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — Germa-
ny’s foreign minister said TOKYO (AP) — British Prime
Wednesday that Europe Minister Theresa May urged
must stand together if it China on Wednesday to
wants to stay relevant as its do more to pressure North
population shrinks, the U.S. Korea to give up its nuclear
focuses more on Asia, and and missile development.
China’s influence expands. The British leader’s com-
Sigmar Gabriel warned ments, made while she was
against retreating into sur- en route to Japan, were in
vival-of-the-fittest nation- response to North Korea’s
alism and urged a more launch of a ballistic missile
vigorous European role on over Japan on Tuesday.
the world stage — espe- The missile launch, which
cially important as Britain’s was met with wide con-
pending exit from the Euro- demnation, came less than
pean Union threatens the a month after the U.N. Se-
bloc’s international stand- curity Council imposed its
ing and future viability. toughest-yet sanctions on
Gabriel picked a symbolic the North.
place for Wednesday’s German Vice Chancellor and German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, right, pets French Presi- May told reporters on her
appeal: the center of Par- dent’s dog, Nemo, as he meets with French president Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee presiden- plane that “we see China
is, where he attended a tial Palace in Paris, France, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. as being the key” in the
French Cabinet meeting (Alain Jocard/Pool Photo via AP) effort to bring pressure on
and stood with his French North Korea, according to
counterpart to try to rein- on the U.S. and Russian for- He urged a common Euro- idea that not only is the the British newspaper The
vigorate European unity in eign ministers to come up pean stance toward China, world an arena on which Guardian.
an address to a gathering with a road map” and then saying that “not only should one fights, but also that in In Beijing, Chinese Foreign
of French ambassadors. see that translated into a there be a one China poli- the end only the stronger Ministry spokeswoman Hua
“If our children or grand- cease-fire, he said. cy from us, China should has the right to live.” Chunying rebuffed May’s
children want to have a Germany has to offer its have a one Europe policy “If the U.S. says, no, the rule remarks, saying that unlike
voice in the world ... it will “capabilities” and be more that doesn’t attempt to di- of law is not the basis of our its critics, Beijing sought not
be a common European engaged, he said. He ac- vide us.” Gabriel lamented policies, but the rule of the only to impose sanctions
voice,” said Gabriel, a So- knowledged, however, what he called a “social mighty is, then that’s a dan- on North Korea but also
cial Democrat who also that with Germany’s mili- Darwinist” attitude toward gerous example. It makes to promote talks aimed at
serves as Germany’s vice taristic past, the question international politics from the West weaker, because preserving peace on the
chancellor. of how the country can be the Trump administration without the U.S. the idea of peninsula.
In future crises, Europe may more involved is compli- and some nationalist voic- the West becomes weak- “We also noted that some
not always be able to “wait cated. es in Poland, driven by “the er,” he said.q countries stabbed in the

EU lawmaker: Brexit delays raise need for transition others’ back while shaking
hands with them,” Hua said
at a regular briefing with re-
By RAF CASERT need of such a transition more it is clear that the existing situation, the sta- porters.
Associated Press period,” the legislature’s transition period can only tus quo,” Verhofstadt told “Those countries just sit
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Eu- Brexit coordinator Guy Ver- be the prolongation of the legislators.q back and leave others to
ropean Parliament’s top hofstadt said. find a way out. We don’t
Brexit official said Wednes- He also noted that there think that is an appropriate
day that the slow progress is “a greater understand- attitude of a responsible
of the divorce proceedings ing from the U.K. side for country,” Hua said.
between the European the need for a transitional May arrived Wednesday in
Union and Britain has en- arrangement.” In the past Japan for a three-day visit
sured that the prospect of few weeks, senior members that is expected to focus
a prolonged transition pe- of the British government on Brexit, trade and secu-
riod is gaining traction. have voiced their support rity.
Over the summer, there’s for some sort of transitional She started her visit in
been growing talk on both arrangements after Brexit Kyoto, the ancient Japa-
sides of the need for a whereby Britain remains nese capital, where she
transition period after the part of the European single attended a traditional tea
March 2019 Brexit dead- market and customs union. ceremony and had dinner
line that will see Britain In Verhofstadt’s view, Brit- with Japanese Prime Minis-
more or less replicate its ain would have to con- ter Shinzo Abe.
current arrangements with tinue to abide by EU rules During their dinner, May
the EU in order to avoid a during that transition peri- European Parliament Brexit Coordinator Guy Verhofstadt, cen- and Abe discussed North
so-called “cliff edge” sce- od which could take three ter, addresses European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday Korea’s missile launch and
nario, whereby the country years while a new relation- Aug. 30, 2017. Verhofstadt said Wednesday that the slow prog- agreed to cooperate in
ress of the divorce proceedings between the EU and Britain has
crashes out of the bloc with ship is built. made sure that the need of a prolonged transition period after urging China to step up
no trade deal. “The more and more the March 2019 deadline is gaining ever more traction. pressure on the North, ac-
“There is now more and time we lose in the com- (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) cording to Japan’s Foreign
more recognition of the ing months, the more and Ministry.q