His bluff having been called, Trump appears to be out of options that might be effective in persuading Kim to peacefully abandon his nuclear ambitions. There is no great appetite either in Japan or the U.S. for a military response; and China has gone as far as it is prepared or able to go in restraining North Korea. Multiple rounds of sanctions are already in place. Further blustering rhetoric and posturing from the U.S. president are only to be expected, but North Korea knows that maintaining its ambiguous stance gives it time to reach its goals while limiting any viable U.S. policy response.
What does "go in restraining" mean here?
contraposition What does "go in restraining" mean here? preventing it from using nuclear weapons/ testing its nuclear weapons
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contrapositionWhat does "go in restraining" mean here?
preventing it from using nuclear weapons/ testing its nuclear weapons
contrapositionChina [has gone as far as it is prepared or able to go] in restraining North Korea.