But Pence expressed impatience with Pyongyang’s unwillingness to move toward ridding itself of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. Pointing to the quarter-century since the United States first confronted North Korea over its attempts to build nuclear weapons, the vice president said a period of patience had followed. Trump wrote Sunday on Twitter that China was working with the United States on "the North Korea problem." McMaster, said the U.S. would rely on its allies as well as Chinese leadership to resolve the issues with North Korea. The Trump administration is hoping that China will help rein in North Korea in exchange for other considerations.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 17, 2017 07:58 UTC