US Bombers Fly Over S. Korea In ‘Direct Response’ To Pyongyang Missile Test
The United States flew two supersonic B-1B bombers over the Korean
peninsula in a show of force on Sunday and the U.S. ambassador to the
United Nations said China, Japan and South Korea needed to do more after
Pyongyang's latest missile tests.
North Korea said it conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) on Friday that proved its ability to strike America's mainland, drawing a sharp warning from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump's ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Twitter on Sunday that the United States was "done talking" about North Korea, which was "not only a U.S. problem."
"China is aware they must act," Haley said, urging Japan and South Korea to increase pressure and calling for an international solution.
China, the North's main ally, said it opposed North Korea's missile launches, which it said violate UN Security Council resolutions designed to curb Pyongyang's banned nuclear and missile programs.
China's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
Early in his presidency, Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and had expressed hope Beijing would use its economic clout to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
But on Saturday, Trump said on Twitter that he was "very disappointed in China" which he said profits from trade with the United States but does
North Korea said it conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) on Friday that proved its ability to strike America's mainland, drawing a sharp warning from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump's ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Twitter on Sunday that the United States was "done talking" about North Korea, which was "not only a U.S. problem."
"China is aware they must act," Haley said, urging Japan and South Korea to increase pressure and calling for an international solution.
China, the North's main ally, said it opposed North Korea's missile launches, which it said violate UN Security Council resolutions designed to curb Pyongyang's banned nuclear and missile programs.
"At the same time, China hopes all parties act with caution, to prevent tensions from continuing to escalate,"
China's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
Early in his presidency, Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and had expressed hope Beijing would use its economic clout to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
But on Saturday, Trump said on Twitter that he was "very disappointed in China" which he said profits from trade with the United States but does
"NOTHING for us with North Korea, just talk. We will no longer allow this to continue,"
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