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I think they got a bit nervous<br />
about North Kore as a nuclear<br />
power. And on top of, China<br />
is far more interested in trade<br />
and good relations with the<br />
US. So dropping Mr. Kim is<br />
rather easy.<br />
But Kim is a good player, we<br />
have to acknowledge that.<br />
He has managed to turn the nuclear option (which was rapidly<br />
becoming a liability) into an asset. So if he should sacrifice his<br />
nuclear ambition for a good relationship with the US? Then what?<br />
It saves money and it did the trick: put him at the table with the<br />
other powers.<br />
Now suddenly he is popular with Mr Putin. And Trump does not<br />
like that. But hey, he just showed Mr. Trump that the US is not<br />
the only game in town. Clever move!<br />
But it goes further. When Trump cancelled the meeting, Europe<br />
was on its feet and persuading Trump to go ahead with it. So<br />
now suddenly Europe was interested in North<br />
it:<br />
Korea. That was new. They had not been greatly<br />
enthusiastic about anything North before, positive<br />
or negative.<br />
time<br />
at<br />
Mr. Kim could indeed take it easy. No need to<br />
push anything around. Europe could do that for<br />
him. And that also worked fairly well.<br />
What do we expect? Sanctions to go away somehow<br />
and the nuclear options being chucked in the<br />
bin. Normal trade coming online very fast, also<br />
with South Korea.
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