Trump pushes China to be 'strong & tight' on North Korea border

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




By LOUIS NELSON 05/21/2018 09:03 AM EDT

President Donald Trump urged China on Monday to “be strong & tight” along its border with North Korea as preparation continues for his planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month in Singapore.

“China must continue to be strong & tight on the Border of North Korea until a deal is made,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “The word is that recently the Border has become much more porous and more has been filtering in. I want this to happen, and North Korea to be VERY successful, but only after signing!”

It was not immediately clear what the president was referring to in writing “I want this to happen” and White House spokespeople did not return emails seeking clarification.

The White House is currently in the midst of planning for Trump’s announced summit with Kim Jong Un, a meeting that, if it happens, would represent the first ever face-to-face meeting between a sitting U.S. president and North Korean leader. China, as North Korea’s largest trade partner and patron on the world stage, holds outsized influence with the Kim regime. Defectors fleeing from North Korea often do so across the border with China, while consumer goods and foreign media, including South Korean music, movies and TV shows, flow the opposite direction.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/trump-china-north-korea-border-600786

[Botany]

1. Did Trump tell China to make N. Korea pay for a wall too?

The man is batshit crazy. Telling China what to do as per their international relationships,
border security, and trade policy.

[notdarkyet]

2. The more trump pushes China, the more they retreat from him. Most Occidentals believe in subtle

Talks, a little saki and some laughs. They are offended by brash. Trump should have maintained silence after his offer instead he is trying to push this every five minutes. We’ll see.

[dalton99a]

3. The "best negotiator in the world" knows shit about Negotiations 101

and certainly zero about Negotiations in Different Cultures

[C Moon]

4. Last week he was best buddies with N Korea (and excited about getting a NPP)

Now he's angry with N Korea, and trying to be best buddies with China.
Would somebody take this jackass to a hospital before he brings on WWIII?

[Orsino]

5. I'm about sick of this weakling overusing the word "strong." n/t