White House puts pressure on China amid North Korea concerns

The once-budding bromance between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping seems to have cooled considerably after Beijing failed to rein in North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and missile program.  Now, the administration is taking new steps to pressure the country, with the State Department issuing a report Tuesday that labels it among the

worst human traffickers in the world.  “China was downgraded to Tier 3 action in this year’s report in part because it has not taken serious steps to end its own complicity in trafficking, including forced laborers from North Korea that are located in China,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said. READ MORE