U. S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says chaos in the Trump administration is harming its ability to formulate coherent policy toward North Korea’s nuclear program
BEIJING – U. S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says chaos in the Trump administration is harming its ability to formulate coherent policy toward North Korea’s nuclear program and other important issues in Asia.
Vacancies in the foreign service are undermining Washington’s ability to advance U. S interests, Warren told reporters in Beijing on Saturday.
U. S. allies, while still supportive, are “searching for information” about U. S. intentions in Asia, the Massachusets Democrat said.
“This has been a chaotic foreign policy in the region, and that makes it hard to keep the allies that we need to accomplish our objectives closely stitched-in,” Warren said.
Warren also visited South Korea and Japan during her trip to Asia.
She said President Donald Trump’s agreement to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was “rash,” in the absence of Pyongyang’s commitment to take “any steps at all to indicate that they were serious about denuclearization.”
On China, Warren said the U. S. needs to acknowledge Beijing’s growing power and influence and continue to emphasize the importance of human rights within the relationship.
“I understand that our relationship with China is complex,” Warren said. “There are areas where we have mutual interests and where we will work together to try to accomplish our shared goals.
