The Vancouver meeting on Tuesday, co-hosted by Canada and the United States, comes amid signs that tensions on the peninsula have eased, at least temporarily. "There is growing evidence that our maximum pressure campaign is being felt in North Korea. Another challenge in Vancouver will be the absence of China, which has significant influence in North Korea. Other invitees include Japan and South Korea, front-line US allies in the Washington-led effort against North Korea. Last month, however, Trump accused China of allowing oil into North Korea, which he said would prevent "a friendly solution" to the nuclear crisis.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 14, 2018 21:45 UTC