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North Korea Crisis

US aims for 'maximum pressure' on North Korea

Terror sponsor designation may prod third parties like China

TSUYOSHI NAGASAWA, OKI NAGAI and HIROSHI MINEGISHI, Nikkei staff writers | China

WASHINGTON/BEIJING/SEOUL -- By designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism for the first time in nearly a decade, the U.S. has signaled that appeasement may no longer be an option in dealing with the rogue state.

The designation "supports our maximum pressure campaign to isolate the murderous regime," President Donald Trump said Monday.

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