This time, in order to see Kim Jong-un, Trump personally offered North Korea conditions that were difficult for them to refuse.
During Trump's trip to Asia, South Korea is undoubtedly the most crucial stop, because Sino-US talks may be held here. At the same time, Trump has another layer of expectation for his trip to South Korea, that is, to re-establish contact with North Korean leaders.
To this end, Trump has repeatedly tried to show his "sincerity" to Pyongyang in recent days, one of which may arouse the interest of North Korean leaders.
He was asked a question on the plane: What help would he offer to the North Korean leader if the meeting were to take place?
Trump’s answer is sanctions.
Of course, sanctions will be mentioned here. It's not that Trump wants to sanction North Korea in a strange way, but that he wants to express that the United States may be able to reduce the pressure on Pyongyang by adjusting the way of sanctions against North Korea.
While Trump did not disclose further details, from the perspective of the North Korean leader, it was indeed an attractive price code.
As is well known, a key challenge North Korea faces is sanctions, both adopted by the Security Council and unilaterally initiated by Western countries.
The current situation is that North Korea is subject to various resource embargoes, exports, trade restrictions, etc. This situation, in fact, has seriously restricted the development of the country.
If progress can be made in easing sanctions, it will undoubtedly be the result that Pyongyang wants to see.
From this perspective, Trump really knows what the North Korean leader wants.
So, will the North Korean leader be excited to hear Trump?
It should be said that there may be a heart-warming feeling, but further actions remain to be seen.
The core is that seeking to alleviate sanctions is indeed in the interests of North Korea, but on this issue, North Korea's attitude may not be particularly urgent.
On the one hand, North Korea has survived so many sanctions for so many years. In fact, North Korea has developed a certain "resistance" to sanctions, and Pyongyang has also summed up some ways to bypass sanctions.
Otherwise, North Korea wouldn't be able to build so many weapons, and the outside world wouldn't be able to see something in North Korea that should not be seen.
On the other hand, North Korea now has such a strong support of Russia. Russia can not solve all the problems facing North Korea, but can solve a lot of problems.
Russia's energy, resources, and technology have enriched Pyongyang's confidence and strengthened North Korea's development in various fields.
In fact, Russia and North Korea have just made a move. North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Sun-hee has gone to Moscow and has already met Putin. Against the background of Trump's trip to Asia, the interaction between Russia and North Korea has undoubtedly added a special color.
In this context, discussing sanctions with the United States may not have too high a priority for North Korea.
If so, the key thing is, what price can the United States give each other?
On this issue, the North Korean leader has actually said in the past, the core meaning of what he communicated is a little bit, North Korea will not give up nuclear weapons.
He also said that as long as Trump is willing to recognize that North Korea is a nuclear power, the meeting may happen.
In fact, it can be seen from this that Trump and North Korean leaders have completely different attitudes towards the meeting.
Trump’s idea is that even if there are disagreements, the two can meet first and talk about a result, and according to the North Korean leader, the meeting is best based on the progress of the situation, otherwise it can only be a waste of time.
The biggest differences between the two sides are on the nuclear issue.
The North’s clearly expressed attitude is that it has no intention of putting the issue into negotiations. Trump, though subtle, knows that the United States cannot easily recognize the legitimacy of North Korea’s possession of nuclear weapons.
In this case, it is indeed unknown how attractive Trump's mention of helping North Korea in matters related to sanctions will be to Pyongyang.
What's more, the specific price offered by Trump is not clear at present. In other words, he himself may not be able to figure out clearly at this stage how many steps the United States can give to North Korea.
Understanding this, the answer to the question whether Trump will meet with the North Korean leader this time is obviously not very optimistic.
Of course, not being optimistic does not necessarily mean that there is no chance at all. Whether the two can hold talks depends largely on the judgment of North Korean leaders.
If North Korean leaders have different ideas, some things are still possible.
Per it is this that he understands that Trump has only recently frequently "pushed the wind" on the issue of North Korea. not only that, in order to show his sincerity in contact with the DPRK, he also put his gestures relatively low.
According to him, as long as the North Korean leader agrees to meet, he can extend his trip to Asia.
Being able to say this can indeed be seen that Trump really wants to meet the North Korean leader. As for whether things can make progress, it will depend on the judgment of North Korean leaders.
But no matter whether they see each other or not, one situation remains unchanged, that is, the relationship between the United States and North Korea at the national level will not improve easily.