Received message last night from XI JINPING of China that his meeting with KIM JONG UN went very well and that KIM looks forward to his meeting with me. In the meantime, and unfortunately, maximum sanctions and pressure must be maintained at all cost!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 28 March 2018
South China Morning Post: Donald Trump tweets that he and Kim Jong-un are ‘looking forward’ to meeting
US president says meeting between Xi Jinping and North Korean leader went ‘very well’, but adds ‘maximum sanctions and pressure’ will continue
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “look forward” to meeting each other, but the US will continue to maintain “maximum sanctions and pressure” against Pyongyang “at all cost”.
He also said Kim’s surprise meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing went “very well”, according to Xi.
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Update #1: Trump: Good chance NKorean leader will do ‘what is right’ (AP)
Update #2: Trump says 'good chance' Kim will give up nukes (AFP)
WNU Editor: The Chinese government has stated that they have been informing the White House on what was happening in their talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un .... no surprises there .... I am sure the South Koreans and the Americans have also been informing Beijing on their interactions with the North Koreans thereby making sure that everyone is on the same page. As to President Trump's tweet .... Chinese President Xi must have given President Trump a reason to be optimistic. My guess is that the Chinese .... by receiving a promise of denuclearizing from the North Korean leader .... have provided the needed groundwork and baseline for discussions to now move forward. As to what the Chinese must have given to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to get this denuclearizing promise is open to debate, but I am willing to bet that they gave the North Korean leader national security guarantees and other economic and political guarantees.The next step in these talks is when South Korean President Moon meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the DMZ next month.
