Global Times editorial: Is North Korea nuclear crisis reaching a showdown?
US President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that "North Korea is looking for trouble. If China decides to help, that would be great. If not, we will solve the problem without them!"
North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly convened on Tuesday. A few days later, North Korea will mark the birth anniversary of the late leader Kim Il-sung on April 15, also known as the Day of the Sun. Pyongyang likes to launch nuclear activities as a political salute around this date. Therefore, April is widely seen as a high-risk period for new nuclear tests by North Korea.
The US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is headed toward the Korean Peninsula after abruptly turning back from sailing to Australia, and Trump sent a warning via his tweet. These are probably related to reports that satellite surveillance shows North Korea is likely to conduct new nuclear tests.
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Update: China Warns North Korea Situation Has Hit "Tipping Point", Threatens "Never Before Seen" Measures (Zero Hedge)
WNU Editor: China and the U.S. are definitely working/coordinating together on the issue of North Korea .... Whatever Trump said to China about North Korea, it seems like it worked (Business Insider). But will it produce a restrained North Korea .... I have my doubts.
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