Donald Trump urges Xi Jinping to denuclearise North Korea, calls for more sanctions after latest ICBM test
The US president insisted in a Twitter post that the situation would be ‘handled’
US President Donald Trump spoke with President Xi Jinping, urging his Chinese counterpart to step up efforts to restrain North Korea and calling for additional sanctions after Pyongyang tested a missile that could send a nuclear warhead to the US mainland.
“President Trump underscored the determination of the United States to defend ourselves and our allies from the growing threat posed by the North Korean regime,” the White House said in an announcement.
Trump “emphasised the need for China to use all available levers to convince North Korea to end its provocations and return to the path of denuclearisation”.
Xi told Trump that denuclearising the Korean peninsula, maintaining an international nuclear-non-proliferation regime, and preserving peace and stability in Northeast Asia are China’s unswerving goal, according to the mainland’s state media.
Xi said China would like to maintain communications with the US and all other affected parties and jointly push the nuclear issue in a peaceful direction that leads to settlement through dialogue and negotiation, the Xinhua report said.
