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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)
(Score: 2, Informative) by Sulla on Sunday January 20 2019, @05:09AM
Vietnam suggested that they might be a good host. This seems like a good idea to me. Vietnam is pretty concerned recently about expanding Chinese aggression and this is a good continuation of that. Vietnam is in the best position to show Kim the two options he has - moving forward with the US as its benefactor or not moving at all with China as its ruler.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam