1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i A Possible Second U.S.-North Korea Summit: What Diplomacy Has and Hasnt Achieved Mark E. Manyin Specialist in Asian Affairs Emma Chanlett-Avery Specialist in Asian Affairs January 23, 2019 Summary of January 2018-January 2
2、019 Developments In late January 2019, President Donald Trump said he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “probably at the end of February.” The summit would be the second between the two leaders, following their summit in Singapore in June 2018. As of January 22, the White House has not
3、 detailed the substance of the planned meeting. Washington and Pyongyang appeared to reach few substantive agreements ahead of the last summit, which Trump described as a “getting to know you” occasion. If the Trump-Kim summit occurs, it would continue the high-level diplomacy that Pyongyang has orc
4、hestrated since early 2018. Over the past year, Kim has held three summits with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, four with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and one with President Trump. To date, these diplomatic efforts have produced the following results: North Koreas Nuclear and Missile Programs K