“It is our hope that the 21st century will be the last century of human trafficking,” Mr. Tillerson said. Mr. Tillerson had previously cautioned that values cannot be an obstacle to national security or economic interests. But, on Tuesday, he linked the problem of human trafficking to his top priority, ending North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile program. “Supply chains creating many products that Americans enjoy may be utilizing forced labor,” Mr. Tillerson said while Ms. Trump sat nearby. But Mr. Trump acknowledged last week that China had done little to pressure the regime in Pyongyang, marking a failure of one of the administration’s top foreign policy priorities.

Source: New York Times June 27, 2017 15:02 UTC