A screen showing images of South Korea's president Moon Jae-in, US president Donald Trump, China's president Xi Jinping, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un KIM SUE-HAN/AFP/Getty Images

Trump Cancels, China Wins

By pulling out of the planned nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump has somehow managed to make the United States look worse than any other strategic actor in East Asia. China, in particular, now finds itself in an even stronger position.

LONDON – US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to cancel his planned June 12 summit with Kim Jong-un represents a diplomatic coup for the North Korean leader, and an even bigger victory for China. In the space of just a few months, Kim’s image has gone from that of international pariah to that of thwarted peacemaker.

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