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China says Trump's trade threat over N. Korea 'unacceptable'
abc news ^ | Sept. 04, 2017

Posted on 09/04/2017 1:32:09 PM PDT by Hadean

China on Monday criticized President Donald Trump's threat to cut off U.S. trade with countries that deal with North Korea and rejected pressure to do more to halt the North's nuclear development.

Trump issued the threat after North Korea on Sunday exploded a thermonuclear device in its sixth and most powerful nuclear test. The threat was seen as a warning to China, North Korea's main trading partner and only major ally.

A foreign ministry spokesman, Geng Shuang, criticized Trump's stance as unfair to Beijing.

"What is definitely unacceptable to us is that on the one hand we work so hard to peacefully resolve this issue and on the other hand our interests are subject to sanctions and jeopardized," Geng said at a regular news briefing. "This is unfair."

Such an approach would be drastic if applied to China, from which the United States imports goods worth about $40 billion a month.

Trump said it was under consideration "in addition to other options."

Asked whether Beijing would support tougher U.N. sanctions such as cutting off oil supplies to North Korea, Geng didn't mention oil but said whatever happened would depend on discussions among council members. Geng said China, one of five permanent Security Council members with power to veto U.N. actions, would take part in a "responsible and constructive way."

Geng expressed frustration at Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's comment that Beijing had a responsibility to influence North Korea due to its status as the North's main trading partner.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; chinank; northkorea; trump; trumpnk
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To: cornfedcowboy

Stopping trade with China will hurt us as much as hurting China.


No it would not.


61 posted on 09/04/2017 3:20:05 PM PDT by KittenClaws ( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
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To: Hadean
Well China, your proxy nuclear asshole is causing a lot of trouble. Kill him and his generals and trade will not be affected.
62 posted on 09/04/2017 3:20:27 PM PDT by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: PIF

Even more reason not to invest in, purchase or support Communist Chinese products.


63 posted on 09/04/2017 3:22:38 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: cornfedcowboy

BS...No sale. The U.S. can get by just fine without Communist Chinese products.


64 posted on 09/04/2017 3:23:51 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: cornfedcowboy

In fact, every American should start boycotting Communist Chinese products with vengeance, until they stop trading with their good friends the North Koreans.


65 posted on 09/04/2017 3:29:53 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Enlightened1

“I bet China is behind North Korea acting up.”

Of course it is.


66 posted on 09/04/2017 3:34:50 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Stalin created North Korea, but the ChiComs nurtured it and raised it.


67 posted on 09/04/2017 3:37:37 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Hadean

OMG China take out the Young Un and let NK join the human race


68 posted on 09/04/2017 3:39:28 PM PDT by butlerweave (it's the children are)
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To: Hadean

Lemongrab “Unacceptable!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07So_lJQyqw


69 posted on 09/04/2017 3:40:20 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Hitlers Mein Kampf, translated into Arabic, is "My Jihad")
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To: littleharbour

Americans are used to cheap chicom tools, electronics, gadgets etc. for this to happen.

Our economy would tank like nothing we’ve ever seen.


70 posted on 09/04/2017 3:43:26 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: alloysteel
Communists should not have royalty anyway.

Communism has always been an aristocracy system that pretends it is not.

71 posted on 09/04/2017 3:43:48 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Mariner

“Without a total and complete embargo of Norklandia, and full blockade, there will be a nuclear war.”

I don’t think that will result in anything but massive civilian suffering and a nuclear launch by Kim.


72 posted on 09/04/2017 3:44:44 PM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: Mariner

“Without a total and complete embargo of Norklandia, and full blockade, there will be a nuclear war.”

Chinese railroads least affected.


73 posted on 09/04/2017 3:45:31 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Hadean
Announce a plan to give MFN status to India.

Then make hasty plans to do massive trade with India as a replacement for China.

Turn the massive container ships away.....the $hit will suddenly get real.


74 posted on 09/04/2017 3:48:20 PM PDT by Bobalu (Don't give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to be freeloaders.)
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To: virgil

They can’t fight sleep and they wanna fight us?


75 posted on 09/04/2017 3:49:08 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Hadean

“Geng expressed frustration at Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s comment that Beijing had a responsibility to influence North Korea due to its status as the North’s main trading partner.”

It’s good that Australia is speaking up also.


76 posted on 09/04/2017 4:23:47 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Hadean

“Such an approach would be drastic if applied to China, from which the United States imports goods worth about $40 billion a month.”

All the more reason to pressure China.


77 posted on 09/04/2017 4:25:30 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Enlightened1
The Norks sure have escalated their testing and deployment recently.

Say, do you think they are getting more help lately?

78 posted on 09/04/2017 4:27:59 PM PDT by armourenthusiast (Trumperific)
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To: Hadean

Deal with it, sonny. America’s got it going on.


79 posted on 09/04/2017 4:31:40 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Rebelbase

If you think about it...we already have more than enough of that “stuff”. We are self sufficient in food and energy..we can do without Walmart “stuff” for a while. However, China has to import both and has no need of the “stuff” they sell us. Plus, can’t the rest of Asia step up production of “stuff” for us?


80 posted on 09/04/2017 4:34:13 PM PDT by armourenthusiast (Trumperific)
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