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posted by martyb on Saturday January 19 2019, @01:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the wondering-what-Russia-and-China-are-thinking dept.

Trump to Hold Second Summit With Kim Jong Un in February, U.S. Says

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet near the end of February for a second summit, despite evidence North Korea is advancing its nuclear weapons program.

The White House announced the summit and timing after Trump met Friday with Kim Yong Chol, a top aide to the North Korean leader and a former spy chief.

Trump's decision to go ahead with another in-person meeting -- further elevating Kim's global profile -- underscores the president's confidence that his personal involvement and negotiating skills can change the behavior of recalcitrant regimes in ways that traditional leverage and diplomacy, past U.S. leaders and his own emissaries could not.

Previously: President Trump Tweets about Nuclear Talks with North Korea
President Trump Set to Meet Kim Jong-un at 9 PM EDT (01:00 UTC, 9 AM Singapore)


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by looorg on Saturday January 19 2019, @01:54PM (4 children)

    by looorg (578) on Saturday January 19 2019, @01:54PM (#788624)

    Seriously? If you think it's somewhat of a hard choice between living in the USA and living in North Korea then you are somewhat beyond all help and reason. There is no competition.

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @02:41PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @02:41PM (#788636)

    Some people love the control-freak, pro-government telling them what to do way of life. Don't discount the existence of such people. The attitude may seem alien and insect-like to you but it does seem to be a workable evolutionary strategy.

  • (Score: 2) by sjames on Saturday January 19 2019, @11:00PM (1 child)

    by sjames (2882) on Saturday January 19 2019, @11:00PM (#788804) Journal

    Obviously living in the U.S. is orders of magnitude better. Primarily because Trumo has lmited effectiveness and limited time. But given Trump's praise of Un, you have to wonder if those are the ONLY reasons it's better to live in the U.S.