The warning followed a failed North Korean missile test
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Trump, on his Twitter handle, threatened to solve the North Korean problem alone should China fail to intervene
“I just want everybody to understand and fully know that the United States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 percent,” Trump said in a very short statement during a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe.
He did not elaborate
The projectile, launched at around 7:55am local time (2255 GMT Saturday) from Banghyeon in DPRK’s North Pyongan Province, is estimated to be an intermediate range ballistic missile, local media reported
The news comes amid heightened tension surrounding isolated North Korea after its Sunday launch of a long-range rocket, which came about a month after it drew international condemnation for conducting its fourth nuclear test
Botswana said its decision had been informed by the recently-released report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea.
It said the report details systematic, widespread and grave human rights violations by the North Korean authorities