US and China at odds over North Korea? Or Are Trump and Xi playing Good Cop Bad Cop?

Saturday morning North Korea launched another failed missile tests just days after the 85th anniversary of the founding of the North Korean Army. This happened less than 24 hours after Beijing urged North Korea to stop escalating tensions.

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement:

“North Korea fired an unidentified missile from a site in the vicinity of Pukchang in Pyeongannam-do (South Pyeongan Province) in the northeastern direction at around 5:30 a.m today,”

“It is estimated to have failed.”

Additional provocations are expected by allied forces in South Korea.

North Korea is ignoring advice from China. China Warns North Korea Not to ‘Cross Point of No Return’ with Nuclear Test

The missiles being tested have the capability of carrying a nuclear payload. This latest failed test shows that North Korea is still having reliability issues with its latest weapons platform.

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