Having a dig at China for doing very little to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapon test, President Donald Trump labelled past US leaders as ‘foolish’.
Trump who stated that he was disappointed in China said the US have only allowed the Asian powerhouse to make billions in trade while it got little or nothing from China when it comes to North Korea.
Writing on Twitter, he said “I am very disappointed in China.
“Our foolish past leaders have allowed them to make hundreds of billions of dollars a year in trade, yet they do NOTHING for us with North Korea, just talk.
“We will no longer allow this to continue. China could easily solve this problem!”
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I am very disappointed in China. Our foolish past leaders have allowed them to make hundreds of billions of dollars a year in trade, yet…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2017
…they do NOTHING for us with North Korea, just talk. We will no longer allow this to continue. China could easily solve this problem!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2017
His comments came a day after Pyongyang test-fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a month.
It later claimed the test proved that the entire US was within striking range of its weaponry.
On Saturday, two US B-1 bombers conducted exercises over the Korean peninsula with South Korean and Japanese planes.
The move was a “direct response” to the North’s two ICBM launches, and “part of the continuing demonstration of ironclad US commitment to our allies”, the US Pacific Command said.
“North Korea remains the most urgent threat to regional stability,” Gen Terrence J O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, added in a statement.
On Saturday, China condemned the test launch and urged restraint on all sides.
China, which shares a land border with North Korea, is its closest economic ally and trading partner.
President Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping discussed North Korea during talks earlier this year, after which US officials said the two countries were working on “a range of options” to rein in Pyongyang.
But since then the North has carried out two ICBM tests.
But Mr Trump voiced frustration at Beijing’s response, linking the US trade deficit with China with policy on North Korea.
