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Donald Trump warns North Korea of 'determined response' 5 hours ago Media caption Donald Trump scolded reporters in the Oval Office during his meeting with President Jae-in Moon US President Donald Trump says that years of "strategic patience" with North Korea have failed and it is now time for a "determined response". "Together we are facing the threat of the reckless and brutal regime," Mr Trump said at a press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Mr Trump called on North Korea to "choose a better path... quickly". Separately, Mr Moon said that it was necessary to continue to engage in dialogue with North Korean leaders. The South Korean president added that his country would pursue defence reforms and continue to build up the capacity to defend itself. Mr Moon said the North Korea issue was a top priority during the talks, stressing that "only strong security can bring about genuine peace" in the Asia-Pacific region. US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in following a joint statement at the White House, 30 June 2017Image copyrightALEX WONG Image caption Mr Trump and Mr Moon held talks at the White House in Washington Speaking at the White House, Mr Trump said that the "era of strategic patience with the North Korean regime has failed, many years it has failed," adding: "Frankly, that patience is over." The US leader said that Washington was "working closely with South Korea and Japan, as well as partners around the world, on a range of diplomatic, security and economic measures to protect our allies and our own citizens from this menace known as North Korea". Have North Korea's missile tests paid off? How advanced is North Korea's nuclear programme? Trump fears 'major major' conflict with North Korea China 'seriously concerned' about nuclear threats It comes after the US announced sanctions on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean money, sparking an angry response from China. A foreign ministry spokesman urged the US to "stop wrongful actions" to avoid harming co-operation between the two nations. The US said the blacklisting, which included sanctions on a Chinese shipping company and two Chinese nationals, was aimed at cutting funds to North Korea's weapons programmes. "We will follow the money and cut off the money," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told a news conference. But he said the move was not a response to Chinese inaction on North Korea, adding: "This is not directed at China, this is directed at a bank, as well as individuals and entities in China." Washington has been pushing Beijing for tougher measures amid a series of missile tests by Pyongyang. But in a tweet earlier this month, Mr Trump said China's actions had "not worked out". [Screenshot of tweet from Donald Trump] -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
