The head of the US Department of State Rex Tillerson says that his Chinese counterparts warned the DPRK about the possibility of imposing their own sanctions in the event of new nuclear weapons tests. Thus, according to Tillerson, China demonstrates that it wants to cooperate with the United States on the North Korean issue, reports Fox News..

Tillerson emphasizes that the policy of the new administration differs from its predecessors in terms of the degree of pressure and effectiveness of involving other countries. The Secretary adds that the US managed to convince China that the DPRK is not safe for them either.

Earlier it was reported that the United States had accelerated the installation of an anti-missile defense system in South Korea amid growing tension on the Korean Peninsula. The US missile defense system must be completely ready by the end of 2017.

As reported, the Administration of Donald Trump ponders the expansion of political and economic pressure against North Korea. The presidential adviser on national security proposes to impose sanctions against Chinese banks and companies that work with the DPRK.

Earlier it was reported that the US had begun deploying the missile defense (TH) missile defense systems in South Korea.

Recall, on February 12, the DPRK announced a successful test of a ballistic missile in the Sea of ??Japan. Pyongyang claims that the possibility of equipping the projectile with a nuclear warhead and its ability to evade interception was successfully tested in this way.

The launch of the missile was unanimously condemned by the UN Security Council, threatening Pyongyang with "serious measures".