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U.S. NEWS Monday 3 april 2017

Trump says US is ready to act alone on North Korea

meet.” the North conducted two Former Defense Secretary
Trump’s ambassador to the nuclear tests and two doz- Ash Carter, however, said
United Nations Nikki Haley, en tests of ballistic missiles. he doubted that Beijing will
also offered tough talk on “They need to show us how cooperate.
China, saying on ABC’s concerned they are,” Hal- “I’ve been working on the
“This Week” that the U.S. ey said. “They need to put North Korea problem since
is pressing China to take pressure on North Korea. 1994,” Carter said on ABC.
a firmer stand regarding The only country that can “And we have consistently
North Korea’s nuclear pro- stop North Korea is China, asked Chinese leaders ...
gram. and they know that.” because they uniquely
U.N. resolutions have failed Asked what the U.S. would have the historical and
so far to deter North Korea do if China doesn’t coop- the economic relationship
from conducting nuclear erate, Haley said: “China with North Korea to make a
and missile tests. Last year, has to cooperate.” difference.q

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting in the Roosevelt
Room of the White House in Washington. Trump says that the
United States is prepared to act alone if China does not take a
tougher stand against North Korea’s nuclear program.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

CATHERINE LUCEY incentive for China to work
Associated Press with the United States. Still,
POTOMAC FALLS, Va. (AP) he said the United States
— President Donald Trump could “totally” handle the
says that the United States situation in North Korea
is prepared to act alone without China’s help.
if China does not take Asked how he would tack-
a tougher stand against le North Korea, Trump said:
North Korea’s nuclear pro- “I’m not going to tell you.
gram. You know, I am not the
Trump’s comments in an United States of the past
interview with the Finan- where we tell you where
cial Times come just days we are going to hit in the
before he is set to host Chi- Middle East.”
nese President Xi Jinping While China provides dip-
at his Mar-a-Lago estate lomatic and economic
in South Florida. The two support to its neighbor, it
are expected to discuss a claims that its influence
number of issues, including over Kim Jong Un’s govern-
North Korea, trade and ter- ment is limited.
ritorial disputes in the South The relationship between
China Sea during their the United States and Chi-
meeting on Thursday and na has been uncertain
Friday. since Trump’s election.
“Yes, we will talk about During his campaign he
North Korea,” Trump told accused China of unfair
the newspaper for a story trade practices and threat-
that appeared Sunday on ened to raise import taxes
its website. “And China has on Chinese goods and
great influence over North declare Beijing a currency
Korea. And China will ei- manipulator, though it is
ther decide to help us with unclear whether Trump will
North Korea, or they won’t. follow through with either
And if they do that will be threat.
very good for China, and if Trump told the newspa-
they don’t it won’t be good per that he doesn’t “want
for anyone.” to talk about tariffs yet,
Trump said trade was the perhaps the next time we