firefighters face huge logistical battles.

Trump hopes to use the talks to persuade and pressure China to use more of its leverage as the main provider of food and energy for the impoverished North to bring the provocative regime under control.in pursuit of development of a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking the U.

should stick to the One China policy of recognizing only Beijing.has spoken enough about North Korea.President Donald Trump said Thursday he has already developed a friendship with Chinese President Xi Jinping and looks forward to their very.

He had even questioned why the U.The summit will also be watched closely as to whether the U.

THAAD missile defense system designed to defend better against ever-growing missile threats from North Korea.

The summit comes as North Korea has been ratcheting up tensions with a series of banned ballistic missile launches.Commercial satellite imagery taken on March 25 of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site shows the continued presence of three to four vehicles or equipment trailers at the entrance to the North Portal and the texture of the ground suggests that communications cables may have been laid.

The State Department declined comment on signs of test preparations.Fresh satellite imagery suggests North Korea has laid communication cables at its nuclear test site in a strong indication that test preparations are in the final stage

-Japan alliance is fully capable of ensuring the security of Japan.saying that the Norths development of a nuclear missile capable of striking the U.