Theresa May threatens more sanctions against North Korea

British Prime Minister Theresa May has threatened to impose more sanctions on North Korea and asked China do more to stop North Korea’s nuclear missile launches.

“China has a key role to play here in terms of the pressure they can bring on North Korea,” May said Tuesday after Pyongyang sent a missile cruising over the north of Japan which she will pay a visit to soon.

Answering to reporters’ questions about whether the UK will resort to military actions against Pyongyang, May refused to rule out the option.

“I think what I have made clear is what the UK is looking at and what the UK doing and that is looking at pressure on North Korea, which is discussions about further sanctions and it’s about the sort of change that China can bring. I think they are a key player in this.”

“We would encourage China to do everything it can to bring pressure on North Korea to stop this,” she added.

May asserted that the international…

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