China Tells Trump 'This Is Not How A U.S. President Should Behave' After North Korea Tweet

[DonViejo]

Source: Newsweek Magazine



BY TOM O'CONNOR ON 12/29/17 AT 12:03 PM

Updated | China has rejected President Donald Trump's accusations that it was illegally supplying oil to North Korea, criticizing Friday the Republican leader's evidence, and his demeanor.

Trump launched the allegation Thursday via a tweet in which he claimed China had been "caught RED HANDED" shipping oil into North Korea, a violation of the strict United Nations Security Council sanctions punishing the reclusive, authoritarian state for its unwillingness to abandon an increasingly powerful ballistic and nuclear weapons program. In response, the ruling Chinese Communist Party's official organ published a commentary questioning the U.S. and South Korea's interpretation of the satellite imagery allegedly showing Chinese ships transferring oil to North Korean boats in the Yellow Sea.

"In the photos, North Korean boats appeared to be linking up with Chinese vessels. These 'Chinese vessels' are not oil tankers and are not large-tonnage. U.S. and South Korean media believe these photos prove China violated U.N. Security Council resolutions to transfer oil to North Korea, but even in the reports it is unclear where the vessels come from or whom they belong to," The Global Times wrote Friday.

"Trump's tweet is one of the strongest responses from the U.S. and South Korea. He concluded that China was caught before the truth was clarified and commented in a strong tone. This is not how a U.S. president should behave," it continued.



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[Achilleaze]

1. republicans disgracing America

frikken deplorable

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Chinese leaders know trump is a child and that he acts out like a child.

Self preservation by world leaders is the only reason trump hasnt got us all killed.

His actions would otherwise require the rest of the world to do something overt.


This is why his deplorables are not worthy of having a voice about anything, they support his actions at every turn and every one of his actions could end all life on the planet

Pretty soon some tough choices by the world will have to be made

[Kablooie]

7. I think anyone who voted forTrump,

Should be denied voting rights from now on, like convicts.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Didn't think we would be receiving accurate advice from China.

I believe they pity us.

[Fred Sanders]

4. The demented one saw a Fox months old stock clip of China's thousands of tankers and a

related story of suspicions of sanction breaking but rather than call up say the fucking CIA and ask, because he can, he tweets an offensive allegation with no evidence.

Dementia is frightening enough even if you do not clutch a nuclear football.

[justgamma]

5. Just read an article that said

it was Russian tankers that fueled NK. Dotard trying to protect his buddy by throwing off suspicion?

[roamer65]

6. I hate to admit it.

The Chinese are right.

[xor]

12. Odd world Trump is making us live in.

How many of us laughed when the north korean manchild, or at least someone working for him, called our manchild a dotard?

[mpcamb]

8. He'll only stop when his Russian masters say it's enough.

[Julian Englis]

9. This is not how a president should act period. n/t

[0rganism]

10. Trump: "MAGA" rest of world: "STFU"

i think the rest of the world has had quite enough of Trump's version of "Great" by now

[RussBLib]

11. oh, that'll teach him

this guy needs to be dressed down on TV, with a large audience