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In the meanwhile, Trump says, \u201cunfortunately, maximum sanctions and pressure must be maintained at all cost!\u201d The Trump administration has slapped sanctions on companies across the globe to punish illicit trade with North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor years and through many administrations, everyone said that peace and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula was not even a small possibility,\u201d Trump tweeted Wednesday. \u201cNow there is a good chance that Kim Jong Un will do what is right for his people and for humanity. Look forward to our meeting!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said that Kim\u2019s visit to China \u201cwas an unprecedented, historic step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is also evidence that @POTUS\u2019 maximum pressure campaign is working. We look forward to sitting down with Kim Jong Un to talk about a better future for his people,\u201d Nauert said in a tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it remains unclear if there has been direct communication between Washington and Pyongyang on the planned Trump-Kim summit that is slated for May, and under what conditions North Korea would agree to give up the nuclear arsenal it has spent decades building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Chinese state news agency Xinhua, Kim told China\u2019s Xi that North Korea is willing to have dialogue with the United States and hold a summit of the two countries. Kim also said the issue of denuclearization can be resolved if South Korea and the U.S. take \u201cprogressive and synchronous measures for the realization of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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