Before Trump boarded the plane, he shouted again to Kim Jong-un, what was his purpose?
U.S. President Trump boarded the special plane "Air Force One" on the 24th local time and began a trip to Asia. This is his first trip to Asia in his second term and is expected to travel to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea.Everyone thinks that Trump is due to attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit, accompanied by a visit to the countries mentioned above, but he seems to have a special visit plan. Trump has openly said he hopes to meet with North Korea's highest leader, Kim Jong-un, and said he and Kim "does very well."It is noteworthy that although the White House did not announce the arrangements for Trump's meeting with Kim Jong-un, there have been abnormalities in the Panmunjom region, and it seems to be planning preparations for the "Kim Jong-un" meeting.
In fact, this is not the first time Trump has expressed his desire to meet North Korean leaders, and in August this year, he expressed his hope to meet with North Korea at a meeting with South Korean President Lee Ming. Given that during Trump's first presidential term he met Kim Jong Un three times, there is reason to believe that Trump hopes to accelerate the improvement of North Korean relations through his personal relationship with Kim Jong Un and even help the US relationship warm up as quickly as in his first term. So what did North Korea do before triggered Trump's "invitation"? Per something surprising, Pyongyang authorities have not shown good to the United States recently, on the contrary, Kim Jong Un's actions have a taste of a demonstration against the United States.
On November 22, North Korea tested two “hypersonic flight bodies”, two missiles flew from Pyongyang’s Rippuan district to the northeast, hitting targets in North Korea’s Aral Spirit North. North Korean technical officials said that testing a new weapons system, aimed at increasing strategic deterrence against potential opponents, is to say, is to maintain North Korea’s missile forces deterrence against the United States and South Korea.In the past, whenever the situation on the Korean Peninsula was tense, the Pyongyang authorities would respond by intensive missile tests. The latest "hypersonic flying body" test seems to be another duel to the United States, Japan and South Korea, warning them not to underestimate North Korea. So, why is Trump still willing to talk to Kim Jong-un after North Korea did such a "provocative" thing to the United States?
First of all, Trump's motivation to improve relations with North Korea always exists. He hopes that the United States and North Korea can shake hands again as he did in his first term, which will add extra points to his politics and diplomacy. I won't say much about this. Secondly, although North Korea seems tough, Kim Jong-un's actual attitude has actually softened. On the one hand, the missile tested this time is a short-range missile, which does not threaten the United States even if it is technically powerful. This practice of not launching long-range missiles but only launching short-range missiles implies that North Korea's attitude has softened. Not only that, Kim also spoke recently, saying that if the United States stopped asking North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, he would be willing to negotiate with the United States.
Kim Jong-un’s response to the “good memories” seemed to have moved Trump’s mind to the meeting, and Trump again invited Kim Jong-un to meet, not to accept it. It should be noted that it could now be a turning point in North Korea-U.S. relations, but it could also be the brink of worsening relations between the two sides. If Kim Jong-un accepts the invitation to meet and negotiates in the next meeting, then the US-Korean relations may quickly improve, repeating the scene of Trump’s first term. On the contrary, if Kim ignores Trump’s call to meet and continues to show strength against the United States, such as launching more missiles, then the US government will be placed in a situation where Trump may be forced to take harsh measures in order to save respect. In short, the US-DPRK relationship is full of uncertainty, and how much the private relationship between Kim and Trump and the “old friend” can play, remains to be seen.