China has hit back at Donald Trump’s claim that Beijing isn’t doing
enough with North Korea, cautioning the U.S. President-elect not to
“escalate” an
already tense situation on the Korean Peninsula through his use of
social
media.
On Monday evening, Trump took to Twitter to deny North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un’s claim that his nation was in the “final stage” of developing a
nuclear-armed ballistic missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland. Trump
then followed up with another tweet to say China wasn’t doing enough to curb
North Korea’s excesses.
In response, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a press
briefing on Tuesday that his government’s efforts were “widely recognized,” and
that “we hope all sides will avoid remarks and actions to escalate the
situation.”
The Korean Peninsula is the latest source of friction between the incoming
Trump Administration and China to be aired via the President-elect’s Twitter
account.
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