predecessors from both parties in congress from time to time you saw another bill introduced. part of the issue is given that the united states has come to the realization that china is really important to the north korea solution, does beijing have a little more of an edge than it did a little while ago? it certainly seems to with this president. ever since he was a candidate, donald trump has believed that china would fix the north korea problem for us. meaning that because china supports most of north korea s economy, if it wanted to, it would really turn the screws on pyongyang and force it to the negotiating table. the problem is that was never really true. china has a quasi relationship and it s loathed to put too much pressure on lest that regime collapse. even more problem at sick in the interim, north korea has develop an icbm capability. so the question of what is really possible has become a much more difficult one. this thesis that china will somehow fix the problem b