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Why Trump-Xi summit must put Korean peninsula back on the agenda

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Jun-young, K. (2026, September 21). Why Trump-Xi summit must put Korean peninsula back on the agenda. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3367602/why-trump-xi-summit-must-put-korean-peninsula-back-agenda?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-21 · by Kang Jun-young

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This article argues that during the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, both leaders should address the North Korean nuclear threat but failed to do so. Instead, they concentrated on issues like trade, technology, and territorial disputes, neglecting the urgent need for joint action against North Korea's nuclear ambitions. The author suggests that this indifference could embolden North Korea by showing a lack of international resolve to tackle its threats seriously.
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The recent Trump-Xi summit in Beijing did not address concerns over North Korea's nuclear program, focusing instead on issues like trade, semiconductors, and rare earth minerals. This indifference from both the US and China could reinforce North Korea's belief that the international community is willing to merely manage its nuclear threat rather than addressing it comprehensively. The summit agenda did not include discussions about the security threats posed by North Korea, despite ongoing tensions on the Korean peninsula.

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Kang Jun-young
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🔮 Why Trump-Xi summit must put Korean peninsula back on the agenda US and Chinese indifference risks reinforcing North Korea’s calculation that the world will settle for merely managing its nuclear threat In Beijing, both sides focused on their immediate national interests, such as trade, semiconductors, rare earths and Taiwan.
2026-09-21 · assertive framing · Why Trump-Xi summit must put Korean peninsula back on the agenda
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Beijing Chinese Korean North Korea’s Taiwan

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Beijing GPE · 1× Chinese NORP · 1× Korean NORP · 1× North Korea’s GPE · 1× Taiwan GPE · 1× Trump PERSON · 1×

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Why Trump-Xi summit must put Korean peninsula back on the agenda US and Chinese indifference risks reinforcing North Korea’s calculation that the world will settle for merely managing its nuclear threat In Beijing, both sides focused on their immediate national interests, such as trade, semiconductors, rare earths and Taiwan.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
🔮 Why Trump-Xi summit must put Korean peninsula back on the agenda US and Chinese indifference risks reinforcing North Korea’s calculation that the world will settle for merely managing its nuclear threat In Beijing, both sides focused on their immediate national interests, such as trade, semiconductors, rare earths and Taiwan.
2026-09-22 · South China Morning Post
Why Trump-Xi summit must put Korean peninsula back on the agenda · assertive framing

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Why Trump-Xi summit must put Korean peninsula back on the agenda US and Chinese indifference risks reinforcing North Korea’s calculation that the world will settle for merely managing its nuclear threat In Beijing, both sides focused on their immediate national interests, such as trade, semiconductors, rare earths and Taiwan. asserted
sides → put → trade
The issue of the peninsula’s security threat never appeared on the agenda. asserted
issue → appear → agenda
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