North Korea’s Kim turns from threats to hugs in diplomatic drive 39 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseFrom threats of war to brotherly hugs, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has emerged as a skilled diplomat with the unexpected assistance of a new player in the game: US President Donald Trump. The North Korean leader has also extended goodwill gestures to the US, releasing three American detainees and dismantling his nuclear test site, while halting missile launches for over six months. His approach to Beijing is a “classic example of balanced diplomacy”, said Koo Kab-woo, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul. “And if that’s the case, South Korea, and China will be able to continue helping North Korea diplomatically.”

Source: Manila Bulletin June 06, 2018 06:22 UTC