00:04Donald Trump wants Kim Jong-un back at the negotiating table.
00:09The U.S. president is reportedly pushing his aides to arrange a face-to-face meeting with the North Korean
00:15leader as early as this fall.
00:17And the timing could be explosive.
00:20Trump may travel to Asia in November for the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China,
00:25potentially creating an opportunity for another Trump-Kim encounter.
00:30But this time, Kim Jong-un would be meeting Trump from a position of much greater strength.
00:36North Korea has expanded its nuclear arsenal, developed more advanced missiles, and deepened military cooperation with Russia.
00:44So is Trump preparing for another historic summit or walking into a far more difficult negotiation?
00:51According to U.S. officials cited by The Wall Street Journal, Trump has privately discussed the possibility of meeting Kim
00:59Jong-un in person.
01:01The reported goal is to revive direct nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang.
01:06No formal planning is currently underway, but the possibility of a meeting could become much more realistic if Trump travels
01:13to Asia later this year.
01:15One potential opportunity is the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit in November.
01:21World leaders are expected to gather in Shenzhen, China.
01:24Trump and Kim have a history unlike almost any other U.S.-North Korean relationship.
01:30Their first summit took place in Singapore in 2018.
01:34A second meeting followed in Hanoi in 2019.
01:38But those talks collapsed without a deal on denuclearization.
01:42Later that year, Trump and Kim met again at the Korean demilitarized zone.
01:47That meeting produced historic images, but no breakthrough agreement.
01:52Seven years later, the strategic situation has changed dramatically.
01:57North Korea has expanded its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities.
02:01And Pyongyang now has an increasingly important military relationship with Moscow.
02:06North Korea is no longer approaching negotiations from the same position it held in 2018.
02:13Pyongyang has continued developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
02:18At the same time, its partnership with Russia has grown significantly.
02:22North Korean troops have been reportedly deployed to support Russia's war effort,
02:27while military technology and other forms of cooperation have expanded.
02:31That creates a difficult calculation for Washington.
02:35Trump may believe his personal relationship with Kim could reopen communication.
02:40But Kim could now demand far more in return.
02:43And Pyongyang may be less willing than ever to discuss giving up its nuclear capabilities.
02:49Trump's latest outreach also comes after a major change in U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
02:55The president recently moved to substantially scale back joint drills,
03:00describing them as inappropriate given his relationship with Kim.
03:04Trump has also suggested that Kim has responded positively to his latest overtures.
03:09A White House official said the two leaders would meet at an appropriate time.
03:14South Korea is watching the possibility carefully.
03:17Supporters of renewed Trump-Kim diplomacy argue that direct contact could reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula.
03:24After years of stalled negotiations, even a simple reopening of communication could be significant.
03:31But Seoul also has concerns.
03:33A deal negotiated directly between Trump and Kim could potentially create problems for the U.S.-South Korean alliance.
03:41There are also fears that Washington could accept North Korea's nuclear status as a reality,
03:47rather than demanding complete denuclearization.
03:50The potential meeting could happen during Trump's next Asia trip.
03:54The November APEC summit in Shenzhen is one possible setting.
03:58But there is another major player watching closely.
04:02China.
04:03Beijing would have an important role in any diplomatic activity taking place during a major international gathering on Chinese soil.
04:11The biggest question is simple.
04:14Can Trump achieve what he could not achieve in 2019?
04:17The president believes his personal relationship with Kim could provide a pathway back to diplomacy.
04:24But North Korea has spent years strengthening its nuclear arsenal and expanding its military partnerships.
04:31Kim Jong-un could therefore enter any new summit with considerably more leverage.
04:36For Trump, the stakes are high.
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