Clinton also indirectly referred to Trump’s insults towards North Korea on Twitter, saying “the insults on Twitter have benefited North Korea, I don’t think they’ve benefited the United States”. The tweets are making future negotiations with North Korea difficult, she said, adding that Washington should “incessantly, persistently work” to get involved parties to dialogue with North Korea. Regarding China’s role in reining in North Korea, Clinton said Beijing would be better off in taking a “more outfront role” in trying to “tighten and absolutely enforce sanctions” against North Korea. South Korea and the United States have repeatedly told China that THAAD aims only to defend against North Korea’s missile threats. They can’t do less than they could to tighten economic pressures on North Korea and same time discount the real threat South Korea and its citizens face,” she said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 18, 2017 03:45 UTC