President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Yang later met with US President Donald Trump in the White House, where they also discussed North Korea, Xinhua reported. A day last week's talks, President Donald Trump said China's efforts to use its leverage with North Korea had failed, raising fresh doubts about his administration’s strategy for countering the threat from North Korea. The death of American university student Otto Warmbier earlier this week, after his release from 17 months of imprisonment in Pyongyang, further complicated Trump’s approach to North Korea. Washington has considered further "secondary sanctions" against Chinese banks and other firms doing business with North Korea, which China opposes.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 25, 2017 01:41 UTC