In a series of tweets sent out on Wednesday, the US president said that North Korea is under pressure from China.
US President Donald Trump has blamed China for the lack of progress during the negotiations about denuclearisation between the US and North Korea.
In the tweets, sent out on Thursday, Trump said China was putting pressure on North Korea to stall the developments in the talks, adding that his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was „very good and warm“.
„President Donald J Trump feels strongly that North Korea is under tremendous pressure from China because of our major trade disputes with the Chinese Government,“ the first of four tweets on the subjects read.
Trump continued by claiming China is providing North Korea with aid, money, fuel and fertiliser, adding that providing those goods was „not helpful“.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying called Trump’s remarks on the North Korea issue „irresponsible“ and „hard to understand“ in a press briefing.
