Japan, Philippines Urge U.S., North Korea to Avoid Brink of War
- Trump must be flexible in ‘tit-for-tat’ situation, China says
- North Korea tested another ballistic missile Saturday
Trump Team Reacts to Latest North Korea Provocations
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte joined China in pleading with the leaders of North Korea and the U.S. to tone down their nuclear brinksmanship, even as he agreed with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that negotiations to end the standoff would be useless.
“We have to caution everybody including those who’d give the advice to the two players because you have nuclear warheads to just show restraint,” Duterte said Saturday after wrapping up a meeting of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila.