Trump to Press Xi on North Korea Next Week as He Seeks 2026 Kim Summit
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 18
Trump to Press Xi on North Korea Next Week as He Seeks 2026 Kim Summit
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 18
Summary
Next week’s Washington talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to include North Korea, as Trump tries to revive direct diplomacy with Kim Jong-un.
China is central to that effort because it remains North Korea’s most important ally, and Xi could help broker a Trump-Kim meeting while gaining leverage on other U.S.-China disputes.
Trump has intensified his outreach since June, reposting imagery from the 2018 Singapore summit, praising his relationship with Kim and saying he expects to meet him again this year.
That push already unsettled Seoul after Trump said the U.S. military would scale back exercises with South Korea, a move that handed Kim a concession before any new summit is secured.