Since his arrival to the White House in November last year, US president Donald Trump has raised deep concerns among the international due to his polemic statements and tough politics.  

However, in the last month, his actions have been considered as one of the key factors associated with the beginning of the feared World War III.

In a recent interview with Reuters, Mr Trump affirmed that “a major, major conflict” with North Korea could start anytime.

“There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea”, the American leader said. “We'd love to solve things diplomatically but it's very difficult”, he continued.

These statements were replied by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who warned that “the situation on the Korean peninsula could escalate or slip out of control”.

China, who has traditionally been a powerful ally of North Korea, has recently expressed concerns on the North Korean nuclear weapons project. According to the US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, the Chinese government is planning a package of sanctions against Pyongyang if the nuclear tests continue. “We were told by the Chinese that they informed the [North Korea] regime that if they did conduct further nuclear tests, China would be taking sanctions actions on their own”, Mr Tillerson said in an interview with American TV channel Fox News.

Mr Tillerson did not offer details on when and how China would apply these sanctions, but it has to be mentioned that, in February, Beijing ceased to import coal from North Korea and more recently has threatened with stopping the oil shipments to Pyongyang.

The US Secretary of State also said that the UN Security Council foreign ministers will have a meeting on Friday in order to discuss new strategies to solve the conflict.

However, at the same time, the United States has send USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to the Korean peninsula. This fact has led the North Korean government to warn about “catastrophic consequences” for US and South Korean troops if they decide to carry out an attack.

North Korea is still technically in war with South Korea since the signing of an armistice in 1953.

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