It argues that U.S. hostility has helped to pushed North Korea’s rulers into a corner and talk of total destruction only reinforces that narrative. In imposing economic sanctions on Pyongyang, the United Nations Security Council has agreed that the North Korea issue should be solved through “political and diplomatic means,” he said. “And they don’t want to cross the threshold where they become North Korea’s enemy.”So while Trump has convinced China to turn the screw on North Korea, he will struggle to convince it to act more forcefully. Pushing North Korea to its limit may eventually trigger a bloody war,” it warned. Pushing North Korea to its limit may eventually trigger a bloody warLast month, the Global Times newspaper warned North Korea that China would not come to the country’s help if it launches missiles threatening U.S. soil, although it would intervene if Washington strikes first.

Source: National Post September 20, 2017 13:30 UTC