China hands Trump a win on North Korea crisis

CNBC ^ | 8/14/17 | Jake Novac

[ifinnegan]

In a matter of a days, tensions with North Korea appear to have calmed down considerably.

Most of that is thanks to China making a series of positive moves and statements.

This is shaping up to be a big win for the Trump administration.

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Less than a week ago, the world seemed to be on the edge of a nuclear confrontation or at least a bloody military conflict in East Asia.

What a difference a few days make.

After a weekend filled with a series of conciliatory statements from China, some of them downright surprising, the situation with North Korea seems to be less tense right now, which could be construed as a major win for the Trump team.

To be specific, the big move came Monday as China agreed to ban imports of North Korean iron, lead, and coal as part of new U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang. That's hitting Kim Jon Un's regime where it hurts.

[DouglasKC]

I hate to bust this feel good bubble but the NORK ambassadors are called in and UN has disappeared. I speculate the Guam missiles fly within 48 hours. We will do exactly nothing in which case it will go down as the greatest thumb in the eye in history. I still have confidence in our president but he needs to preempt them NOW!!

Ain't going to happen. The NORK leaders have to much wealth and luxury to lose. If they nuke Guam or anywhere else I don't think Trump will hesitate to destroy them.

[raiderboy]

Tick Tock Tick Tock. Kim pulled back but tick tock tick tock. What do you think he is doing? parcheezy?

[CivilWarBrewing]

I am hoping this is why DOJ Sessions wants IP addresses of Anti-Trump website that caused so much havoc at his Inauguration.. TO LOOK FOR LINKS TO SOROS!