the message, that washington is willing to flex its military might. reporter: new warnings from china, as tensions rising with north korea, the chinese foreign minister warning, if war breaks out, there will be losses on all sides. russia and syria issue warnings to the u.s. threats after president trump s to conduct two military strikes, afghanistan and syria. we have given them total authorization. that s what they re doing. that s why they ve been so successful lately. reporter: the display of military might, a message to u.s. enemies and supporters, and what is becoming a hallmark of emerging foreign policy. he s given more leeway to his commanders to strike.
shouldn t be the world s policeman. is he changing his mind? cnn has a look. reporter: new warnings from china. as tensions rise with north korea, the chinese foreign minister warning that if war breaks out, quote, there will be losses on all sides. russia, iraq and syria also issue warnings to the u.s. about new strikes in syria. the threats follow president trump s decision to launch two major military strikes, in afghanistan and syria. we have the greatest military in the world and they ve done a job as usual. so we have given them total authorization. and that s what they re doing. and frankly, that s why they ve been so successful lately. reporter: the display of military might a message to u.s. enemies and their supporters. and what is quickly becoming a hallmark of trump s emerging foreign policy. president trump has given much more leeway to his military
in syria and dropped a massive bomb on isis forces in afghanistan. are these isolated military moves or does it add up to a foreign policy doctrine for president trump? cnn global affairs correspondent elise labott has a look. reporter: tonight, new warnings from china, as tensions rise with north korea, the chinese foreign minister warning that if war breaks out, quote, there will be losses on all sides. russia, iran and syria also issue warnings to the u.s. against new strikes in syria. the threats follow president trump s decision to launch two major military strikes in afghanistan and syria. we have the greatest military in the world, and they ve done a job as usual. we ve given them total authorization. that s what they re doing. frankly, that s why they ve been so successful lately. reporter: the display of
the most aggressive and dangerous option that the u.s. might come up with we ll go to war if they choose. this comes as vice president mike pence travels to seoul, south korea to reassure ally in the face of these rising tensions. responses should north korea conduct that nuclear test. and china now reacting to the ratcheting up of north korean provocations. china s foreign minister warning that, quote, storm clouds are gathering, urging all parties to deescalate. how president trump will respond in the face of another nuclear test is anybody s guess. the uss carl vinson is positioned off the korean peninsula. reports of preemptive strikes by the u.s. were rejected strongly by pentagon officials. lastly, guys, in addition to a nuclear test a missile launch of icbm such as the ones we just saw capable of reaching the united states would be a
with the u.s. missiles strike in syria. the kremlin calling it an aggression violating international law. cnn s brian todd looks at the escalation between those two countries. brian. ana, the kremlin is out and out furious with the united states. saying this strike put the u.s. and russia on the brink of a military confrontation, right now, there s huge concern over vladimir putin s next move. putin angry over the u.s. strikes in syria. his foreign minister warning of the fallout to come. translator: i m particularly disappointed by the way this damages u.s./russia relationships. reporter: what little trust there was is eroded. he s saying this could escalate and this could mean