After the tragic death of student Otto Warmbier, US President Donald Trump conceded that China had failed to endeavor to contain North Korea. Why did Beijing get stuck on Pyongyang even though President Xi really wanted to help Mr. Trump?
"Although I appreciated the efforts of President Xi and China to help in Korea, it did not work. At least I know that China has tried! ", President Trump wrote on Twitter late on June 20.
Trump's message came a day after the death of Otto Warmbier, a US student sentenced to 15 years in prison in North Korea for allegedly stealing a propaganda slogan in Pyongyang. He died on June 19, several days after being returned to his family in a state of botulism and a serious brain injury.
China is seen as Korea's largest ally and trading partner. From a standpoint, China has proclaimed its support for UN sanctions against Pyongyang to cripple the Kim Jong Un government nuclear and missile program. China banned the import of coal from North Korea, tightened its border controls, and abolished a businesswoman seeking to help Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
One source says Beijing also directs non-Korean workers who work abroad and are forced to send money to the Kim regime.
So far, Pyongyang has shown no sign of discouraging sanctions against China or the international community.
The notorious forms of persecution by the Kim government also resemble the torture that Jiang set up to persecute prisoners of conscience, those who were detained for lack of confidence in the authorities. support. The largest group of prisoners of conscience are those practicing Falun Gong, qigong favored in many countries but persecuted in China since 1999 on the orders of Mr. Jiang.
Chinese experts say the leadership linked to Jiang took advantage of North Korea's nuclear threat as a means of dispersing attention to their human rights abuses, Their opponents are busy handling.
ince taking office in 2012, President Xi has been forced to take over a series of corruption and corruption illustrations left by Jiang, and has to deal with Jiang in a power struggle. Fierce in China.
Obstacles from factional clashes made it difficult for Mr. Xi to push for tightening policies toward North Korea.
It seems that Tap has transmitted his difficulties to the US President.
After talks between the two leaders in Florida more than a month ago, President Trump stopped criticizing China for not trying to contain Korea. Instead, Trump says he is "a very good person" and "China is trying to help us [on the Korean issue]."
However, in a statement on Twitter on June 20, President Trump acknowledged that China's efforts failed despite their great efforts. It shows that the crisis in Korea is a real problem that top leaders in the world have not found the key to solve.