Trump discusses North Korea threat in calls with China, Japan leaders

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump discusses North Korea threat in calls with China, Japan leaders
Reuters, Jul 3, 2017


U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday and discussed the threat posed by North Korea, the White House said.

"Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. President Trump reiterated his determination to seek more balanced trade relations with America’s trading partners," the White House said of Trump's call with Xi.
 
Trump has become increasingly frustrated with China's inability to rein in North Korea.
 
Trump and Abe, in their call, reiterated their commitment to increase pressure on North Korea.
 
"They reaffirmed that the United States-Japan Alliance stands ready to defend and respond to any threat or action taken by North Korea," the White House said in a statement.


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-leaders-idUSKBN19N02R

[Right_in_Virginia]

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary


For Immediate Release
July 02, 2017
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Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Phone Call with President Xi Jinping of China


President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Xi Jinping of China.  President Trump raised the growing threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.  Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a denuclearized Korean Peninsula.  President Trump reiterated his determination to seek more balanced trade relations with America’s trading partners.  The two leaders also discussed a range of other regional and bilateral issues of mutual interest, and affirmed that they look forward to meeting at the G20 in Hamburg, Germany.


https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/02/readout-president-donald-j-trumps-phone-call-president-xi-jinping-china

[Right_in_Virginia]

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
July 02, 2017
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Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Phone Call with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan

President Donald J. Trump spoke this evening with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan.  The two leaders exchanged views on the growing threat from North Korea, including their unity with respect to increasing pressure on the regime to change its dangerous path.  They reaffirmed that the United States-Japan Alliance stands ready to defend and respond to any threat or action taken by North Korea.  President Trump and Prime Minister Abe also discussed a range of other regional and global issues of mutual interest, and noted that they look forward to meeting at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany.


https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/07/03/readout-president-donald-j-trumps-phone-call-prime-minister-shinzo-abe

[skeeter]

There can be no tolerating North Korea's nuclear ambitions, it does not matter what China thinks of how we end up dealing with it.