Senior US officials will meet their Chinese counterparts Wednesday to seek a tougher line on North Korea’s nuclear ambitions — despite President Donald Trump implying this is already a lost cause. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are to meet top Beijing diplomat State Councilor Yang Jiechi and General Fang Fenghui, … Read more
Washington will host two of China’s most senior officials Wednesday to deepen the dialogue between the world’s greatest powers and test Beijing’s willingness to turn the screw on North Korea. President Donald Trump’s administration has had mixed results in its efforts to shake up US foreign policy, but officials feel they have made inroads with … Read more
After a few days of saber-rattling, US President Donald Trump’s administration has reverted to the same North Korea policy as its predecessor: relying on China to control Pyongyang. The USS Carl Vinson carrier battle group, which Trump boasted last week was the “armada, very powerful” to bring leader Kim Jong-un to heel is instead carrying … Read more