https://www.scmp.com/rss/327283/feed Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Chi is an associate professor at the Centre of Strategic Studies at the National Defence University of the People’s Liberation Army in Beijing en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It is hoped that the US-North Korea summit, scheduled for June 12 in Singapore, will produce a historic outcome. But a critical question that remains unanswered is whether the international community, including the United States, is well prepared for the summit. In other words, is Washington ready to negotiate an agreement with Pyongyang for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula? The answer, perhaps, is “no.” The reason is pretty simple: so far, the US has not figured out an appropriate... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/zhang-chi-us-must-take-north-korea-seriously-or-miss-historic-opportunity/article/2150168?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/zhang-chi-us-must-take-north-korea-seriously-or-miss-historic-opportunity/article/2150168?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Jun 2018 09:30:45 +0000 It is hoped that the US-North Korea summit, scheduled for June 12 in Singapore, will produce a historic outcome. But a critical question that remains unanswered is whether the international community, including the United States, is well prepared for the summit. In other words, is Washington ready to negotiate an agreement with Pyongyang for the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula? The answer, perhaps, is “no”. The reason is pretty simple: so far, the US has not figured out an appropriate... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2149188/unless-us-addresses-north-koreas-legitimate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2149188/unless-us-addresses-north-koreas-legitimate?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:03:43 +0000