APRIL 22 2017
US-China Trade: a way to deal with North Korea?
The Korea Herald
South Korea
Trump can’t credibly threaten China militarily. And that’s why, presumably, he’s trying to bribe China instead. The only obvious way to bribe China is by offering something China might want and that Trump has threatened not to provide, namely a good trade deal.
Nikkei
Japan
If Beijing increases pressure on North Korea by banning resource trade, for example, and sanctioning local companies doing business with Pyongyang, can it then turn around to Trump and legitimately go slow on trade talks?
Global Times
China
Trump's rowing back of his accusations is a welcome move and shows the new US government's practical approach to the Chinese currency.
The Washington Post
The US
Mr. Trump has explicitly hinted that he will not punish China as a currency manipulator — as he had often threatened — if it helps on North Korea. Certainly, China can do more than it has in recent years, including squeeze North Korea’s energy lifeline.
CNN
The US
President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his about-face on labeling China a currency manipulator was a strategic move meant to entice the country's cooperation on North Korea.
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