President Trump President Trump hit the reset button with China and North Korea during a history-making weekend in Asia. Trump became the first sitting US President to step into North Korea, after Kim Jong Un accepted his invitation to meet and shake hands at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. At this third meeting between the two leaders they agreed to restart staff-level nuclear talks that had collapsed after their last summit in February. Despite the long odds of diplomatic success on this issue, CNN's Stephen Collinson says Trump's meeting with Kim is a political win for the President. Here are six big moments from the historic meeting. Earlier in the weekend, during the G20 summit in Japan, Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to revive trade talks and put planned new tariffs on hold. The President also reversed course on Huawei, lifting some of the restrictions that barred US companies from selling components to the Chinese telecom firm. It's expected the markets will react favorably this morning to the restart of trade talks, but uncertainty about whether a meaningful agreement can be finalized could loom over markets in the second half of the year. |
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