Last week, US President Donald Trump set the alarm bells ringing since he warned about a “major, major conflict” with North Korea if the Asian country continues to develop nuclear weapons.

However, just a couple of days after those statements, Mr Trump tried to calm the tense situation. In an interview with American TV channel CBS, Mr Trump did not seem very prone to executing a military action against Pyongyang.  

“He’s going to have to do what he has to do. But he understands we’re not going to be very happy”, expressed the politician when questioned on North Korea President Kim Jong-un’s attitude towards his country. The interviewer, journalist John Dickerson, insisted on asking Mr Trump about the possibility of attacking the communist country. “I don’t know. I mean, we’ll see”, answered the US president.

 The American tycoon also expressed his opinion on China’s posture. The Asian giant is still one of the main allies of North Korea, though in the last months has slightly changed its opinion towards North Korea’s nuclear weapon program. “I don’t think they [the Chinese] want to see a destabilized North Korea. I don’t think they want to see it. They certainly don’t want to see nuclear on — from their neighbour”, Mr Trump expressed. “They haven’t liked it for a long time. But we’ll see what happens. The relationship I have with China, it’s been already acclaimed as being something very special, something very different than we’ve ever had. But again, you know, we’ll find out whether or not [Chinese] President Xi is able to effect change”, he continued.

On this issue, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expressed his willing to start negotiations with Pyongyang, but also warned on further economic sanctions. He also expressed that the United States is ready to send aid if the North Korean government immediately stops its nuclear program. However, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi opined that punitive actions would not remedy the situation. Instead, he suggested that North Korea should stop its nuclear development and, at the same time, the US and South Korea should halt their military actions in the area. Nevertheless, both countries (US and South Korea) denied this possibility.

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