US President Donald Trump on Saturday pulled the plug on a weekend trip to North Korea by his top diplomat, while taking a swipe at China over efforts to disarm the nuclear state.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to go to North Korea, at this time, because I feel we are not making sufficient progress with respect to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,\u201d Mr. Trump said by tweet.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdditionally, because of our much tougher Trading stance with China, I do not believe they are helping with the process of denuclearization as they once were [despite the UN Sanctions which are in place],\u201d Mr. Trump said.<\/p>\n
In another tweet, the President added Mr. Pompeo would still head to North Korea \u201cin the near future,\u201d saying this would likely occur when the US-China trading relationship is \u201cresolved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the meantime I would like to send my warmest regards and respect to Chairman Kim. I look forward to seeing him soon!\u201d Mr. Trump said.<\/p>\n
Mr. Pompeo had said he would return to North Korea next week for the next stage in ensuring the \u201cfinal, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n
The trip would have been Mr. Pompeo\u2019s fourth to North Korea, and the second since a historic summit on June 12 between Mr. Trump and the country\u2019s strongman leader Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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