North Korea claimed another advance toward being able to fire a long-range missile as U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, wrapping up a Northeast Asia trip that glossed over deep divides with China on the threat from Pyongyang.
North Korea claimed another advance toward being able to fire a long-range missile as U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, wrapping up a Northeast Asia trip that glossed over deep divides with China on the threat from Pyongyang.
The North Korean announcement Sunday that it had successfully tested a new high-thrust rocket engine one day earlier came just before Tillerson met Xi in a bid to stabilize relations and pave the way for a meeting with President Donald Trump.
North Korea has a history of timing such tests to coincide with significant political or diplomatic events, and this one amplified the challenge facing the Trump administration as it signals a new, tougher approach toward Pyongyang.
