[Ruth Pollard] The world courts Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un might be the world’s most in-demand leader. US President Donald Trump wants to meet him during a visit to Asia next month. So, too, do South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. He stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at a giant military parade in Beijing last year, and has an outstanding invitation to visit Russia. It’s not just the diplomatic isolation that’s lifting. With a bridge between North Korea and China officiall
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