Check out # 2.
Thanks, TLR.
Posted on 07/06/2017 6:21:18 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Nikki Haley warns China on trade with North Korea if it wants U.S. trade
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley warned China on Wednesday that it risks its massive trade with the United States if its business with North Korea violates U.N. sanctions.
In a hard-hitting speech at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council following Pyongyang's successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, she said that "the world has become a more dangerous place" and China has a key role in promoting peace and "preventing a catastrophe."
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To my friends on the Security Council, I must say that today is a dark day. It is a dark day because yesterday's action by North Korea made the world a more dangerous place. Their illegal missile launch was not only dangerous, but reckless and irresponsible. It showed that North Korea does not want to be part of a peaceful world. They have cast a dark shadow of conflict on all nations that strive for peace.
Yesterday's act came from the same vicious dictator who sent a young college student back home to his parents unresponsive and in a coma. For Americans, the true nature of the North Korean regime was painfully brought home with the images of two guards holding Otto Warmbier up as they transported him from a prison he should never have been in.
Otto Warmbier is but one person out of millions who have been killed, tortured or deprived of their human rights by the North Korean regime. To Americans, the death of one innocent person can be as powerful as the death of millions because all men and women are created in God's image. Depravity toward one is a sure sign of willingness to do much more harm.
The nature of the North Korean regime is clear. Only the scale of the damage it does could become different. That's why yesterday's escalation is so alarming. If North Korea will treat an innocent young student the way it treated Otto Warmbier, we should not be surprised if it acts barbarically on a larger scale.
The United States does not seek conflict. In fact, we seek to avoid it. We seek only the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and an end to the threatening actions by North Korea. Regrettably, we're witnessing just the opposite. Make no mistake, North Korea's launch of an ICBM is a clear and sharp military escalation.
The North Korean regime openly states that its missiles are intended to deliver nuclear weapons to strike cities in the United States, South Korea and Japan. And now it has greater capacity to do so.
In truth, it is not only the United States and our allies that are threatened. North Korea's destabilizing escalation is a threat to all nations in the region and beyond. Their actions are quickly closing off the possibility of a diplomatic solution.
The United States is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves and our allies. One of our capabilities lies with our considerable military forces. We will use them if we must, but we prefer not to have to go in that direction. We have other methods of addressing those who threaten us and of addressing those who supply the threat.
We have great capabilities in the area of trade. President Trump has spoken repeatedly about this. I spoke with him at length about it this morning. There are countries that are allowing, even encouraging, trade with North Korea in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. Such countries would also like to continue their trade — such countries would also like to continue their trade arrangements with the United States. That's not going to happen.
Our attitude on trade changes when countries do not take international security threats seriously. Before the path to a peaceful solution is entirely closed, however, there remains more that the international community can and must do diplomatically and economically. In the coming days, we will bring before the Security Council a resolution that raises the international response in a way that is proportionate to North Korea's new escalation.
I will not detail the resolution here today, but the options are all known to us. If we are unified, the international community can cut off the major sources of hard currency to the North Korean regime. We can restrict the flow of oil to their military and their weapons program. We can increase air and maritime restrictions. We can hole senior regime officials accountable.
The international community has spoken frequently against the illegal and dangerous actions of the North Korean regime. For many years, there have been numerous U.N. sanctions against North Korea, but they have been insufficient to get them to change their destructive course.
So in order to have an impact, in order to move North Korea off its military escalation, we must do more. We will not look exclusively at North Korea. We will look at any country that chooses to do business with this outlaw regime. We will not have patience for stalling or talking our way down to a watered-down resolution.
Yesterday's ICBM escalation requires an escalated diplomatic and economic response. Time is short. Action is required. The world is on notice. If we act together, we can still prevent a catastrophe and we can rid the world of a grave threat. If we fail to act in a serious way, there will be a different response.
Much of the burden of enforcing U.N. sanctions rests with China; 90 percent of trade with North Korea is from China. We will work with China. We will work with any and every country that believes in peace.
But we will not, repeat, the inadequate approaches of the past that have brought us to this dark day.
We cannot forget the multiple missile tests this year, or yesterday's escalation.
We cannot forgot Otto Warmbier and others North Korea continues to hold. We cannot forget the threats to our friends and allies around the world.
We will not forget, and we will not delay.
She completely rocked this yesterday!! Do we have access to her second comment?
Lot of people saying we should’ve nuked them in the Korean war.
BTW, where’s our Star Wars shield? Thirty years since the Gipper proposed it.
Wonder if we started a marketing campaign making meme’s and twitter statements with #China, #BoycottChina, and #jinping hash tags the that declares a China Boycott until they do something about North Korea.
I think that would catch the China government attentions since most governments and news media are watching social networks now.
I was skeptical of Haley when he she took this post, but she’s been terrific over at the UN.
There was a time when the CIA had the capability of decapitating the Korean regime. They would have went to Kim’s inner circle and told then either they eliminate crazy Kim and retain their wealth and influence in a new united Korea or Kim will be informed of their “treachery”. Today’s CIA after the “Church Committee” is rather useless and spends its time overtly involved in domestic politics.
Silly speech. If Kim truly has nuclear weapons and reliable intercontinental ballistic missile, you don’t warn or announce your intentions. You do what you have to do.
She put the ball in China’s court. We will see if China wants a trade war over North Korea.
Gentlemen, Start Your Small Manufacturing Businesses!
I told Hubby the same thing the other day. I don’t like her but.....she is showing huevos!
Have you actually tried to buy nothing from China?
First you let the international community know straight up where we stand. And offer them a chance to stop us. WHEN you do it you don’t warn or tell anyone.
Set up assassination squads targeting 'North Korean Nuclear Salesmen', scientists and 'buyers' from countries like Iran etc...
Have Amazon collect a twenty percent tax on all items made OR partially manufactured - in China. Money will be held in escrow for one year - after which time it becomes the property of the United States.
Expand 'tax' to 80% on ALL Chinese exports after one year to include everything manufactured in China until North Korea freezes their nuclear program.
Check out # 2.
Thanks, TLR.
About mookabooking time we put it to the Chi-coms.
They need us to keep purchasing their crap.
Few of the fed agencies are worth the paper their letter head is printed.
“If North Korea will treat an innocent young student the way it treated Otto Warmbier...”
Not exactly an ‘innocent young student,’ but at least his idiocy can be used to galvanize support.
Very good speech.
This is the trick of the globalist. You fell for it. It wouldn't ignite a trade war becasue we are in a trade war now! What she means is the USA will start to fight back!
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