April 01, 2018

The Guardian: Senator Warren says Trump diplomacy has been a 'terrible mistake'

On a three-day visit to China, the Democratic senator and potential 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said Donald Trump’s efforts to “take the legs out from underneath our diplomatic corps” had been a “terrible mistake”.

Warren discussed trade and North Korea with senior Chinese officials including Liu He, vice-premier for economic policy, Yang Jiechi, a top diplomat, and the minister of defense, Wei Fenghe.

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Warren said success would be getting a commitment to discuss verifiable steps to reduce North Korea’s nuclear threat, which would require careful negotiations from a state department whose role has been vastly diminished under Trump. Several high-profile diplomatic posts are unoccupied.

Read the full article on The Gaurdian website here


Source: The Guardian