CHINA/NORTH KOREA/SUMMIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to pursue a second summit with President Donald Trump ‘to achieve results that will be welcomed by the international community,’ Chinese state media reported on Thursday [1-10-19]. Kim also reiterated his commitment to denuclearization, according to the report by Xinhua News Agency, which followed his meeting this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping. ‘The DPRK will continue sticking to the stance of denuclearization and resolving the Korean Peninsula issue through dialogue and consultation,’ Xinhua quoted Kim as saying. (The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is the official name of North Korea). The report comes as momentum appears to be building toward another meeting between Trump and Kim. Last weekend, Trump said that negotiations were already underway for a location for their summit, saying that the result would be announced ‘in the not-too-distant future.’”
–Thomas Maresca, “Kim Jong Un hopes second summit with Trump will achieve results ‘welcomed by the international community’,” USA Today, January 9, 2019 11:39 pm