A meeting room for the upcoming inter-Korean summit at the border truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas. Photo: AFP/The Blue House
Andrew Salmon, Asia Times: On summit sidelines, China, Japan and Russia mull Korean chessboard
Global eyes are on the inter-Korean and upcoming North Korea-US summit. But other regional players also have stakes in the strategic peninsula
The eyes of the world will be fixed on the Korean demilitarized zone on Friday when when North Korean leader Kim Jong-un crosses the border in the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom for a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
With the Kim-Moon summit preceding an upcoming Kim-Donald Trump summit – location as yet unknown – in May or early June, there are hopeful expectations for a possible strategic gearshift on the flashpoint peninsula: Nearly 3,000 reporters will cover Friday’s summit.
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