Budding Moon-Kim Bromance Poses Risk to Trump Pressure Campaign
- Surprise summit shows Moon’s push to keep diplomacy on track
- China and South Korea key to enforcing North Korea sanctions
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When Donald Trump abruptly scrapped their planned summit, Kim Jong Un sought out someone he knew would come over for a chat: South Korean leader Moon Jae-in.
Moon’s surprise meeting with Kim on Saturday shows he’s willing to do what it takes to keep diplomacy on track and avoid a return to threats of war over North Korea’s nuclear program. Moon called the gathering a meaningful attempt to clear up “some difficulties in communication” as the two leaders shared warm words on the northern side of their border.