\'Meet in the Middle\': Kim\, Xi Seek to Break U.S.-North Korea Impasse

‘Meet in the Middle’: Kim, Xi Seek to Break U.S.-North Korea Nuclear Impasse

At Beijing summit, Xi Jinping backed new talks between Kim Jong Un and President Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered a new gesture of peace in his New Year’s speech after denuclearization talks with the U.S. stalled. But his message also comes with a warning. WSJ’s Andrew Jeong takes a look at what’s ahead. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit this week to telegraph to the U.S. that the Communist neighbors want to advance the stalled negotiations over Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

Chinese state media accounts Thursday said that Messrs. Kim and Xi met over two days this week in Beijing, before the North Korean leader left the Chinese capital on Wednesday.

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