Kim threatened to return to longer-range missile and nuclear tests as the United States refuses to budge on sanctions relief.
North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un has skipped his annual New Year's speech for the first time in his seven years of power, instead laying out a new strategy away from talks with the United States during a top meeting convened as his year-end deadline for a denuclearization deal passed.
North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un addresses the 5th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea during a session that took place December 28 to 31, 2019.President Donald Trump appeared dismissive of Kim's warning, telling reporters Tuesday,"He likes me, I like him, we get along.
On Thursday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper told Fox News that he"would urge restraint by Kim Jong Un," along with a return to the negotiating table. At the same time, he emphasized that the Pentagon remains prepared to"fight tonight"—a longstanding motto of U.S. forces deployed to the Korean Peninsula.How did China react?
"It serves the common interests of all sides to sustain dialogue, promote de-escalation and advance the political settlement of the Peninsula issue," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said at a press briefing Thursday."Under the current circumstances, it is not advisable to take actions that lead to escalated tensions rather than dialogue."
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