China says no link between North Korea and China-U.S. trade

Record ID: 904790

  • Title: China says no link between North Korea and China-U.S. trade
  • Date: 31st July 2017
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (JULY 31, 2017) (REUTERS) OFFICIALS TAKING SEATS FOR NEWS CONFERENCE MEDIA FILMING, SITTING NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE VICE COMMERCE MINISTER, QIAN KEMING, SAYING: "First off, we believe that the North Korea nuclear issue and China-U.S. trade are issues that are in two completely different domains. They aren't related. They cannot be discussed together." MEDIA SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE VICE COMMERCE MINISTER, QIAN KEMING, SAYING: "China will continue to work together with the international community to promote the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, and China is also willing to work with the U.S. side for a more balanced development of the bilateral trade relationship." MEDIA FILMING OFFICIALS GETTING UP FROM THEIR SEATS AT END OF NEWS CONFERENCE
  • Embargoed: 14th August 2017 05:38
  • Keywords: North Korea China trade U.S.-China relations commerce ministry sanctions cooperation
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016S1RNEV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:There is no link between North Korea's nuclear program and China-U.S. trade, a senior Chinese official said on Monday (July 31), after U.S. President Donald Trump said China had done nothing for the United States on North Korea.
    Trump, in tweets on Saturday (July 29), said America's "foolish past leaders" had allowed China to make billions of dollars a year in trade and that he was disappointed in Beijing for not solving the problem. Trump made the comments after North Korea said it had conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that proved its ability to strike America's mainland.
    Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Qian Keming, asked about Trump's tweets at a news conference in Beijing, said there was no link between North Korea and China-U.S. trade. He added that China will continue to work with the U.S. for "more balanced development of the bilateral trade relationship".
    China has repeatedly said it is not Beijing's responsibility to resolve the North Korean issue, and that Washington and Pyongyang both need to take steps to calm tensions and address each other's concerns.
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