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Korean Peninsula, and
committed to fully
implement UN Security
Council resolutions.î
ìThey agreed to
increase cooperation
and work with the inter-
national community to
convince North Korea
to peacefully resolve
the issue and dismantle
its illegal nuclear and
missile programs,î the
statement said. The
two presidents held a
telephone conversa-
tion and discussed the
situation on the Korean
Peninsula on April 12,
just a few days after
their meetings in Florida.
The pledge of in-
creasing cooperation on
the issue can be seen
as an outcome of the
meetings. What might
be a problem is how to
carry out the coopera-
tion on denuclearizing
the Korean Peninsula.
China is willing to
enhance cooperation
with the United States
but hopes to tackle this
challenge in a peace-
ful way. According to
the Chinese foreign
minister, ìDuring the
meeting, the two lead-
ers exchanged their
opinions on the Korean
Peninsula nuclear issue
and other regional and
global affairs of concern.
Both sides agreed to ex-
pand cooperation at multiple levels to make
contributions to world peace, stability and
prosperity.î
China has a firm objection to North
Koreaís nuclear program and the position
is consistent with the U.S. stance. But the
two governments have little useful means
to stop North Korea from testing its nuclear
weapons and ballistic missiles. On April 10,
the U.S. Department of Defense disclosed
that the U.S. Navy strike group Carl Vinson,
led by the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson,
was sailing north and would be on station in
the Western Pacific Ocean after departingmet with tough opposition in some states
even after a revision.
On foreign policy, Trump faces discord
caused by his administrationís dealings with
allies like Germany, Japan, Australia and the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. U.S.-
Russia relations are also strained. In the face
of these troubles, Trump has every reason to
smooth relations with China.
Better coordination
To better evaluate the Mar-a-Lago meetings,
the respective targets of China and the United
States should be examined.
The Trump administration expects to
make China compromise on trade and the
Korean Peninsula situation. In terms of the
U.S. trade surplus with China, Trump is hop-
ing that China can make more effort to ìbuy
American and hire American.î
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi point-
ed out after the meetings that China and the
United States have agreed to facilitate the
healthy development of two-way trade and
investment. They will also advance negotia-
tions on a bilateral investment agreement
and promote pragmatic cooperation in infra-
structure and other areas.
During the meetings, the White House
saw the possibility of achieving Trumpís tar-
get on trade and investment by bargaining
with China.
China and the United States have also
agreed to work together on the Korean
Peninsula issue.
The White House Press Office issued a
statement on April 7 to the effect that ìthe
two sides noted the urgency of the threat
of North Koreaís weapons programs, reaf-
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