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Gordon G. Chang, National Interest: Stop the Summit: Trump Should Not Meet with Kim Again
Instead, Trump should resume his pressure campaign until North Korea gives real concessions.
On January 18, President Donald Trump met for about ninety minutes with Kim Jong-un’s emissary, Kim Yong-chol, in Washington, D.C. At the conclusion of the session, the White House tweeted that a second summit between Trump and the North Korean leader “will take place near the end of February.”
Let’s hope the February meeting does not occur. Trump had been successful through the middle of May of last year when he was pressuring—but not talking to—the North Koreans. Kim was, uncharacteristically, making all the concessions and Trump was making none.
In the middle of May, the American president agreed to meet, and Kim quickly turned the tables on him. American policy has been unsuccessful since.
The impulsive Trump can reverse the bad streak, however. To be successful, the key is again refusing to talk.
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WNU Editor: A prediction. If nothing substantial comes from the next summit, it will be a long time before a U.S. President will be meeting a North Korean leader.
