Trump’s talks with the leaders come ahead of a meeting of G20 leaders in Hamburg, Germany, later in the week.
US President Donald Trump will speak by telephone with the leaders of China and Japan, in talks likely to be dominated by North Korea’s nuclear drive and the threats posed by its belligerent leadership.
The Trump administration has been growing increasingly exasperated with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s regime, which has staged a barrage of missile tests in recent months.
Trump had been pinning his hopes on China – North Korea’s main diplomatic ally – to bring pressure to bear on Pyongyang, but declared last week that their efforts had failed.
He has presented sanctions as the best way to proceed with the hermit state, opting for that approach over dialogue with the regime.
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On Sunday, Trump will speak with China’s President Xi Jinping at 8: 45 pm (8: 45 am Monday Hong Kong time) and with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at 8: 00 pm.
