North Korea’s motive might be related to economic reforms begun in 2012, following the more successful Chinese and Vietnamese models.
Earlier this week, Mary Chastain noted that Kim Yong Chol, Pyongyang’s longtime spy chief and a vice chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party, was on his way to the United States to continue negotiations for a “Peace Summit”.
U. S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Chol, a close aide of North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, for about 90 minutes over dinner without much comment to the press.
While the chat with the press was brief, Pompeo did set forth the American position in a very Trumpian manner:
One of the questions many people have been asking is why is the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un making the move toward the United States and South Korea now. One argument is that Kim has decided it would be wiser to invest in business instead of bombs.
