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State Dept.: Trump wrong about China’s stance on North Korea

By Joel Gehrke

Published January 3, 2017 9:42pm ET

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State Dept.: Trump wrong about China’s stance on North Korea — President-elect Trump criticized Chinese leaders on Monday after North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un declared that his regime is in "the last stage" of testing an intercontinental ballistic missile, following a flurry of nuclear weapons tests in 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) | Ahn Young-joon

President-elect Trump’s belief that China won’t help restrain North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is incorrect, according to the State Department.

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