North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un waves before boarding his train at the Dong Dang railway station in Lang Son on March 2. Photo: Vietnam News Agency/AFP
Opinion
Opinion
The Trump-Kim summit failed, but Kim Jong-un’s China train trek taught us the truth about Beijing’s role
- When Kim, surrounded by lavish praise and rapt attention, took care to avoid dropping cigarette ash or a match on his host’s land, it was a reminder that China’s place atop the hierarchy of communist East Asia is as strong as ever
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un waves before boarding his train at the Dong Dang railway station in Lang Son on March 2. Photo: Vietnam News Agency/AFP
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference following the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi on February 28, 2019. - The nuclear summit ended without an agreement.Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Macroscope
What the ‘hiccup’ in the Trump-Kim bromance means for the new power dynamic in East Asia
- The pathway to a unified ‘Korea’ remains viable, and with it important economic implications that few realise
- The Trump-Kim talks should be seen as adjourned rather than terminated
- China has too much to lose from disrupting a peace process that has been developing very much to its advantage
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference following the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi on February 28, 2019. - The nuclear summit ended without an agreement.Photo: AFP