President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on November 9, 2017. On Thursday, Trump said that Xi “could be influencing” Kim Jong Un after the North Korean leader threatened to call off the highly anticipated Singapore summit. Reuters
SCMP/Bloomberg: Donald Trump says North Korea could have been ‘influenced’ by Xi Jinping to turn on US ahead of talks with Kim Jong-un
North Korea has threatened to pull out of the June 12 talks between Trump and Kim earlier this week, and Trump says he believes Chinese President Xi may be involved
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Chinese President Xi Jinping “could be influencing” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after Kim’s regime abruptly shifted to a sharp, negative tone this week, calling off a summit with South Korea and threatening to drop a planned June meeting between Trump and Kim.
“If you remember two weeks ago, all of a sudden out of nowhere Kim Jong-un went to China to say hello again – second time – to President Xi,” Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, referring to a May 8 meeting between the leaders.
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WNU Editor: I have been thinking about China's role in all of this for the past two days .... and someone else commented on it last night on this blog. But I have not seen any evidence that China is edging North Korea to play hardball in its talks with South Korea and the U.S.. But having said that, I will admit that when it comes to China .... I am the first to say that we should never discount anything.
More News On President Trump's Remarks That China May Be Influencing North Korea To Distance Itself From The Current Talks
Trump Blames His ‘Friend’ Xi Jinping for North Korea’s Threat to Cancel Face-to-Face Summit -- Newsweek
Donald Trump blames China for North Korea’s threat to cancel face-to-face meeting -- The Telegraph
Trump says China may be egging on North Korea’s insults -- Sydney Morning Herald
Is Xi Jinping the puppetmaster behind North Korea's pushback on talks? -- CNN
