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China sending envoy to North Korea following Trump visit

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 15, 2017

Following President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, China said Wednesday that it would send a high-level special envoy to North Korea amid an extended chill in relations between the neighbors over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile programs.

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China sending envoy to North Korea following Trump visit

Tue., Nov. 14, 2017

Following President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, China said Wednesday it is sending a high-level special envoy to North Korea amid an extended chill in relations between the neighbors over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile programs.

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North Korea says U.S. carrier groups raise nuclear war threat

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 13, 2017

North Korea warned Monday that the unprecedented deployment of three U.S. aircraft carrier groups “taking up a strike posture” around the Korean peninsula is making it impossible to predict when nuclear war will break out.

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U.S., South Korea start drills in show of force against North Korea

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 10, 2017

The United States and South Korea on Saturday started joint naval exercises that will involve three U.S. aircraft carriers in what military officials describe as a clear warning to North Korea.

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Only if it serves the state: North Korea’s online experience

Fri., Nov. 10, 2017

Ever so cautiously, North Korea is going online. It’s just not the World Wide Web. This is all done on a tightly sealed intranet of the sort a medium-sized company might use for its employees.

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Trump thinks U.S., China could jointly solve world’s problems

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 9, 2017

President Donald Trump set aside his blistering rhetoric in favor of friendly overtures to China on Thursday, trying to flatter his hosts into establishing a more balanced trade relationship and doing more to blunt North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.

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Trump criticizes ‘one-sided’ Chinese trade deals

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 8, 2017

President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the “very one-sided and unfair” trade relationship between the U.S. and China, but stopped short of castigating Chinese President Xi Jinping by saying he doesn’t blame the country for taking advantage of the U.S.

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Trudy Rubin: Will Trump play North Korea roulette?

Wed., Nov. 8, 2017

A snowball in hell probably has better prospects than a serious Trump effort at diplomacy, and he may leave empty-handed.

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Trump issues warning to North Korea: Do not ‘try us’

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 7, 2017

President Donald Trump delivered a sharp warning to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un today, telling him the weapons he’s acquiring “are not making you safer. They are putting your regime in grave danger.”

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Trump seeks billions of dollars to counter North Korean missiles

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 6, 2017

The Trump administration is seeking nearly $6 billion in emergency spending to pay for urgent missile defense improvements to counter the nuclear threat from North Korea, increased U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan and Navy ship repairs.

China sending envoy to North Korea following Trump visit

China sending envoy to North Korea following Trump visit

North Korea says U.S. carrier groups raise nuclear war threat

U.S., South Korea start drills in show of force against North Korea

Only if it serves the state: North Korea’s online experience

Trump thinks U.S., China could jointly solve world’s problems

Trump criticizes ‘one-sided’ Chinese trade deals

Trudy Rubin: Will Trump play North Korea roulette?

Trump issues warning to North Korea: Do not ‘try us’

Trump seeks billions of dollars to counter North Korean missiles

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