North Korea has shown great disrespect to China with another missile launch, says US President Trump

US President Donald Trump (left) pumps his fist as he and Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) walk together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida on April 7, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Updated
May 29, 2017, 08:46 PM
Published
May 29, 2017, 08:34 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said North Korea showed disrespect to its major ally China after it fired a short-range ballistic missile on Monday (May 29) that landed in the sea off its east coast.

"North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbour, China, by shooting off yet another ballistic missile... but China is trying hard!" Trump said in a post on Twitter.

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