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China's leverage over 'Rocket Man' is key to avoiding nuclear war in East Asia

  • Written by Greg Wright, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship while also trading personal insults.

Most recently, Trump blasted the “Rocket Man” in his inaugural speech to the United Nations, promising to “totally destroy” North Korea if it threatens the U.S. or its allies. The...

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