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Illustration on U.S. North Korea relations by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How the U.S.-Pyongyang hotline sidelines China

By Brahma Chellaney

A stretch limousine with a golden emblem similar to one North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has used previously, arrives with motorcycle escorts and guard of honor salute at the Diaoyutai State Guest house in Beijing, China, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Chinese state media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a two-day visit to Beijing starting Tuesday following his groundbreaking summit with President Donald Trump in Singapore last week. (Kyodo News via AP)

China hopes for implementation of NKorea-U.S. summit outcome

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and DAKE KANG - Associated Press

In this June 19, 2018, photo provided on June 20, 2018, by the North Korean government, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, inspect the honor guard at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Donald Trump’s China tariffs threaten North Korea denuclearization push

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A stretch limousine with a golden emblem similar to one North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has used previously, travels along a road closed to other traffic in Beijing, China, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Kim is making a two-day visit to Beijing starting Tuesday and is expected to discuss with Chinese leaders his next steps after his nuclear summit with President Donald Trump last week. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

The Latest: Kim Jong Un meets with China’s president

Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, top center, watches the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on TV screen before the start of a weekly Cabinet meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (Bee Jae-man/Yonhap via AP)

‘Where’s the beef?’ South Korea says it’s coming ‘soon’ on deal with Kim Jong-un

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Adm. Harry B. Harris, Jr., U.S. Navy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, center, and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus, second left, arrive at the Bayi Building to meet with Chinese General Fang Fenghui, PLA Chief of General Staff, and Admiral Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of general staff of the PLA, in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump’s Seoul ambassadorial pick still sees nuclear threat from North

By Natalie Malek and Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

"There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea," tweeted President Trump. He added that in another tweet that "everybody can now feel much safer." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump tells world it can ‘sleep well’ after North Korea summit

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, walks with U.S. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, left, commander of United States Forces Korea, upon his arrival at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. South Korea's presidential office said Pompeo will meet President Moon Jae-in Thursday morning to discuss the meeting, which made history as the first between sitting leaders of the U.S. and North Korea. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Moon sees strong support for summit in South

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Mike Pompeo, President Trump's secretary of state, directed much of the activities leading up to the summit. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump takes A-team to Singapore summit

By Bill Gertz

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, walks with U.S. General Vincent K. Brooks, left, commander of United States Forces Korea, upon his arrival at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek Wednesday, June 13, 2018. South Korea's presidential office said Pompeo will meet President Moon Jae-in Thursday morning to discuss the meeting, which made history as the first between sitting leaders of the U.S. and North Korea. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Pompeo says Donald Trump ‘unambiguous’ with Kim Jong-un on conditions for freezing drills

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sentosa Island in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump claim raises eyebrows: NKorea no longer a nuke threat?

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, fie photo, people walk past the display of local newspaper reporting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 's tour of Singapore, at a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea. The series of photos on the front page of the ruling workers’ party newspaper showed something North Koreans never would have imagined just months ago, their leader Kim Jong Un warmly shaking hands with President Donald Trump. (Minoru Iwasaki/Kyodo News via AP, File)

North Korea lauds, and basks in, Kim’s summit performance

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 1976, file photo, North Korean soldiers attack United Nations Command personnel wearing helmets at the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea. Two American soldiers were hacked to death by ax-wielding North Korean soldiers during a fight over U.S. efforts to trim a poplar tree at the Korean Demilitarized Zone that bisects the two Koreas. (Yonhap via AP, File)

10 historic moments in relations between US, North Korea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Rep. Michael McCaul, Texas Republican, talks with reporters after a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York on Nov. 29, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Bipartisan support raised for Congressional role in nuclear talks with North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this June 22, 2006, file photo released by the North Korean government, North Korean soldiers watch USS Pueblo, which was seized by North Korean navy off the Korean coast near Taedonggang river in Pyongyang, North Korea. In January 1968, North Korean navy boats attacked and captured the USS Pueblo off the North’s east coast. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

USS Pueblo still held by North Korea as Trump, Kim Jong-un meet

By James Varney - The Washington Times

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's entourage drives through downtown Singapore on Monday, June 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Trump-Kim summit could provide key intelligence to Iran’s nuclear program

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ahead of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Monday, June 11, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un to open historic summit with one-on-one powwow

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

This Nov. 29, 2017, file image provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, third from left, and what the North Korean government calls the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Kim Jong Un could give up ICBMs but keep some nuclear forces

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2018, file photo, athletes from North and South Korea wave Korean unification flags as they walk on stage during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Hundreds of North Koreans go to the Pyeongchang Games in February, including leader Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo-Jong, who conveys her brother's desire for an inter-Korean summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Timeline: How the Trump-Kim summit came together

Associated Press

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump says ‘attitude’ will be top asset in Kim Jong-un summit

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times