Trump Says China May Be ‘Getting in Our Way’ on North Korea
- President tells rally trade war discouraging Beijing’s help
- Remarks are latest sign of friction in talks with Pyongyang
US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida, on July 31.
Photographer: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. President Donald Trump suggested China is obstructing nuclear talks with North Korea as the world’s two biggest economies tussle over trade.
Trump’s remark at a political rally Wednesday in Tampa, Florida, was the latest sign of friction between the U.S. and North Korea, as they attempt to implement on Kim’s June 12 agreement to “work toward complete denuclearization.” The president made the claim during a long defense of his trade war with China.