Friday, September 22, 2017

Is China helping or not?

Hollywood and CNN will love this: China said Trump's claim its banks cut off North Korea is 'not consistent with the facts'
. . . "China is in a bit of a predicament with the North Korea issue. On the one hand, it wants North Korea to cease its provocative nuclear program. On the other, China is responsible for 90 percent of North Korean foreign trade and acts as the country's main partner. Beijing has cut off several imports in conjunction with U.N. sanctions, but has expressed concern about harming the well-being of regular North Koreans while the international community looks to stop dictator Kim Jong Un from advancing his nuclear program." . . .

But wait a minute; what about this?

Trump’s financial strategy persuades China to put screws to North Korea



" . . . He asked for the cooperation of China, the main source of North Korea’s cash.
"Hours later, the People’s Bank of China announced it was directing all other banks in China to halt financial transactions with North Korea." . . .
The China Syndrome   . . . "I think that Xi has proved a disappointment to President Trump, as he has to previous administrations seeking help on North Korea. President Trump deserves credit for doing something about it in relatively short order.
"Rocket Man, however, seeks to heighten the contradictions. Today’s news brings word that North Korea’s foreign minister says the regime could detonate a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean in response to President Trump’s UN speech threatening the destruction of North Korea if forced to defend the United States or its allies. Developing…"





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