Trump praises China's Xi over handling of North Korea (Trump Memuji Presiden China Xi Jin Ping, Dalam Menangani Korea Utara)

Donald Trump has praised China's President Xi Jinping for his handling of North Korea, calling him "a very good man" who loves his country.

(Presiden Amerika Serikat Donald Trump memuji Presiden China Xi Jinping atas aksinya dalam menangani Korea Utara, dan menyebutnya (Xi) "pria yang sangat baik" yang mencintai negaranya.)

The US president told Reuters he would like to solve the crisis diplomatically but that it was "difficult" and a "major, major conflict" was possible.

(Kepada Reuters, Trump mengatakan bahwa dirinya ingin menyelesaikan krisis dengan diplomatis, tapi itu "sulit" dan kemungkinan akan menjadi "konflik yang besar").

He also said it had been "very hard" for Kim Jong-un to take over North Korea at such a young age.

(Dia juga mengatakan bahwa "sangat sulit" bagi Kim Jong-un untuk mengambil alih Korea Utara di usia yang muda)

The UN Security Council is meeting to discuss North Korea on Friday.

(Dewan Keamanan PBB bertemu untuk membahas Korea Utara pada hari Jum'at)

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said China has told the US it will impose sanctions on North Korea if it conducts further nuclear tests.

(Menteri Luar Negeri AS Rex Tillerson mengatakan bahwa China telah berbicara kepada AS bahwa pihaknya akan memberlakukan sanksi terhadap Korea Utara jika melakukan uji coba nuklir lebih lanjut)

Shortly after being elected, Mr Trump had accused China of not doing enough to rein in North Korea, and suggested the US could take unilateral action.

(Tidak lama setelah terpilih, Donald Trump menuduh China tidak berbuat banyak untuk mengendalikan Korea Utara, dan menyarankan Amerika untuk mengambil tindakan sepihak)

But in a wide-ranging interview with Reuters from the Oval Office, Mr Trump - who met Mr Xi earlier this month - said the Chinese president "certainly doesn't want to see turmoil and death".

(Akan tetapi, dalam wawancara yang lebih luas dengan Reuters dari Kantor Oval, Presiden Trump yang telah menemui Presiden Xi Jin Ping pada awal-awal bulan ini mengatakan bahwa Presiden China tentu tidak ingin melihat kekacauan dan kematian)

"He is a very good man and I got to know him very well.

(Dia adalah pria yang sangat baik dan saya mengenalnya sangat baik)

"He loves China and he loves the people of China. I know he would like to be able to do something, perhaps it's possible that he can't," he said.

(Dia mencintai China dan dia mencintai masyarakat China. Saya tahu dia akan berbuat sesuatu" sambung Trump.)

Of Mr Kim, he said: "He's 27 years old. His father dies, took over a regime. So say what you want but that is not easy, especially at that age."

 "Dia (Kim Jong Un) berusia 27 tahun. Ayahnya sudah meninggal, dan ia mengambil alih rezim. Jadi katakan apa yang Anda inginkan tapi itu tidak mudah, terutama diusia tersebut"

But he stressed he was "not giving him credit", and added: "I hope he's rational."

(Tetapi dia menekankan bahwa dirinya tidak memberikan pujian kepada Kim Jong Un dan berharap dia (Kim) berpikir rasional)

"There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea. Absolutely," said Mr Trump.

("Ada kemungkinan kita bisa mengalami konflik besar dengan Korea Utara. tentu," Kata Trump.)

North Korea has carried out repeated missile tests in recent months and is threatening to conduct its sixth nuclear test.

(Korea Utara telah melakukan uji coba rudal berulang-ulang dalam beberapa bulan terakhir dan mengancam akan melakukan uji coba nuklir yang keenam.)