US favours China taking greater role in putting maximum pressure on N Korea: Donald Trump

President Donald Trump has said that United States favours China taking a greater role in putting maximum pressure on North Korea. This follows Beijing's decision to send a special envoy to Pyongyang.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy, Song Tao, will visit North Korea today to inform its leadership about the outcome of the recent



national congress of the ruling Communist Party of China. 

White House Press Secretary Sarah sanders told reporters at her daily news conference that the Chinese envoy's visit comes days after Trump's completion of a five-nation tour of Asia, during which he urged Xi to do more to pressure North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un to give up nuclear weapons programme.