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Trump is expected to press his guest to fully enforce international economic sanctions meant to starve the secretive regime in Pyongyang of resources - and especially hurt the lifestyle of its ruling elites. Xi’s willingness to work more closely with Washington on North Korea will be “in some ways, a test of the relationship,” the official said. They’ve been given that opportunity over the course of different dialogues and offers over the course of four administrations, with some of our best diplomats and statesmen doing the best they could to bring about a resolution.” “We would have loved to see North Korea join the community of nations. “It is now urgent, because we feel that the clock is very, very quickly running out,” the official told reporters. The American president is expected to raise longstanding concerns about what the new administration angrily describes as an unfair bilateral trade relationship and about what is seen in the West Wing as Beijing’s stubborn refusal to do more to contain North Korea’s belligerent behavior. Trump will host Xi late this week at his Mar-a-Lago private club in Florida, their first face-to-face talks since the November election. Hours after those remarks were reported, North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast, according to South Korean officials. “The clock has now run out, and all options are on the table for us,” the official told reporters at a briefing held on condition that he not be identified by name. official warned Tuesday that “the clock has run out” on decades of diplomatic efforts to rein in North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, and military action may ultimately be necessary. WASHINGTON - Days before President Trump hosts his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a top U.S. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees a firing contest in Pyongyang, Dec.