Okay Channel A is reporting based upon an Asahi Shin Moon (Japanese newspaper) story, that Trump's decision to meet Kim, was based upon a CIA assessment that he was attracted to western culture, affected by his education in Switzerland, and would be easier to deal with than previous North Korean leaders in negotiations. Wow, what a brilliant deduction! Dennis Rodman figured this out a few years back. What was the giveaway? The beach and ski resorts or the fact that he loves basketball?
On the other hand, that the powerful attraction of westerners for eastern culture is playing a role in this as well. The role of South Korea in propagating Korean culture internationally has played an enormous role in this development, as well as the active efforts of President Moon's administration to capitalize on South Korean media sophistication in its messaging to both the North and the US.
The idea that the CIA unlocked this possibility is an overstatement, but I'll give Pompeo credit for a certain level of intelligence if he saw the opportunity while listening to his CIA experts, and grabbed it.
It's the Lawrence of Arabia hubris lurking in the heart of westerners that is being seduced as well. So we are treated daily to the spectacle of endless politicians and pundits purporting ludicrously to be experts on negotiating with the far east. Cecil Rhodes and his "secret agents" are about to make another conquest.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Monday, June 4, 2018
Trump Unpacks the One Bundle Approach to Negotiations
I spent some time watching this program because it correctly analyzed Trump's statements after meeting with Kim Yong Chol at the White House. I drew the same conclusions after listening to Trump's remarks on the White House lawn afterwards, several times. This was a significant breakthrough but certainly not some kind of risky capitulation to North Korea as depicted in the NY Times, Washington Post and US Senate.
So the upper left corner of the screen identifying the subject matter of the show (and this was the headline number one out of ten on Top Ten) US retreats on from speedy CVID. Here's the link for the A Channel Top Ten program from which the graphic was taken on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35YFc0YbH3U
Across the top it says secretly, a lot of communications- did Trump offer North Korea carrots?
Here is the three part imaginary dialogue depicted which was reflected in Trump's public statements on the White House lawn.
Kim: Phased denuclearization? Trump: You can go slow: Kim: Relax sanctions? Trump: I don't want to use the term maximum pressure; Kim: Guarantee for our system? Trump: We can discuss a declaration of the end of the war.
So the real concession here is allowing for the possibility of a step by step process of denuclearization. Trump said he didn't expect to get everything resolved in one meeting, and allowed for the possibility of additional meetings. He didn't really give up any sanctions, and didn't say he would. He said he wouldn't impose more as long as talks were progressing. The statement about declaring an end to hostilities is really in the same category, symbolic, words on paper. He said he'd discuss it. That's all. What he basically did was signal that he understood what the North Korean objectives were. He didn't concede anything tangible yet.
Trump also emphasized that the US wouldn't be paying for anything, and the costs for any economic matters would be borne by S.Korea, China and Japan. So he's basically picking up at the point where previous talks failed and has avoided any commitments, while conveying that he wishes to remain engaged, and make tangible progress. So what's the panic in DC and New York all about?
Terrified of Peace, Democrats Demand Trump "Hold the Line."
The Times and WP are out to destroy the negotiations. Meanwhile, Kim had to replace the top generals who may not go along with his plan. I said from the beginning that this plan was destabilizing to his regime, and now that he's publicly committed to it, the Army leadership has to be adjusted accordingly.
Bloomberg just published Moon's economic plans for North Korea. It's a lot more significant than the bs stories about McDonalds in Pyongyang. Moon's plan was published by A Channel about the time of Moon's second summit with Kim Jong Un, and was basically ignored here in the US in preference for the McDonalds tale that Trump was going to concede all to North Korea in return for a McDonald's franchise in Pyongyang. Americans open McDonalds and Starbucks while nations in the far east have substantial plans for capital investment in economic infrastructure.
There is, by the way, already one fake "mcdonalds" shop in Pyongyang. I saw it on a S.Korean broadcast weeks ago.
Here's the headline from the Times: Trump Veers to a Korea Plan That Echoes Failures of the Past. Of course it's a David Sanger article. We know how trustworthy he is as spokesperson for the US establishment. Such articles are invariably supported by abbreviated and generally false histories of what happened to unravel previous negotiations.
Here's a Wash Post headline: Senate Democrats demand Trump hold the line in North Korea talks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-democrats-demand-trump-hold-the-line-in-north-korea-talks/2018/06/04/bd88b644-6808-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html?utm_term=.0de8a5ebd081
The Congress is going to "save" the negotiations. We know they can be trusted right?
This post article describes North Korea as a brutal and unpredictable regime, a criminal regime etc.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-softens-on-north-korea/2018/06/02/0deaf06a-6666-11e8-a768-ed043e33f1dc_story.html?utm_term=.eb83098cb429
What kind of US government have we been operating for the last 18 years? How many countries have we destroyed?
How's the genocide in Yemen going? Are we rewarding, supporting and arming the belligerents conducting that crime against humanity? Oh, our despotic "allies" torture their victims and we get the results of their interrogations? Sounds very democratic. Coincidentally, a torturer was just ratified by the US Senate as CIA director. We are certainly morally superior to any other country threatened with war by us.
Bloomberg just published Moon's economic plans for North Korea. It's a lot more significant than the bs stories about McDonalds in Pyongyang. Moon's plan was published by A Channel about the time of Moon's second summit with Kim Jong Un, and was basically ignored here in the US in preference for the McDonalds tale that Trump was going to concede all to North Korea in return for a McDonald's franchise in Pyongyang. Americans open McDonalds and Starbucks while nations in the far east have substantial plans for capital investment in economic infrastructure.
There is, by the way, already one fake "mcdonalds" shop in Pyongyang. I saw it on a S.Korean broadcast weeks ago.
Here's the headline from the Times: Trump Veers to a Korea Plan That Echoes Failures of the Past. Of course it's a David Sanger article. We know how trustworthy he is as spokesperson for the US establishment. Such articles are invariably supported by abbreviated and generally false histories of what happened to unravel previous negotiations.
Here's a Wash Post headline: Senate Democrats demand Trump hold the line in North Korea talks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-democrats-demand-trump-hold-the-line-in-north-korea-talks/2018/06/04/bd88b644-6808-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html?utm_term=.0de8a5ebd081
The Congress is going to "save" the negotiations. We know they can be trusted right?
This post article describes North Korea as a brutal and unpredictable regime, a criminal regime etc.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-softens-on-north-korea/2018/06/02/0deaf06a-6666-11e8-a768-ed043e33f1dc_story.html?utm_term=.eb83098cb429
What kind of US government have we been operating for the last 18 years? How many countries have we destroyed?
How's the genocide in Yemen going? Are we rewarding, supporting and arming the belligerents conducting that crime against humanity? Oh, our despotic "allies" torture their victims and we get the results of their interrogations? Sounds very democratic. Coincidentally, a torturer was just ratified by the US Senate as CIA director. We are certainly morally superior to any other country threatened with war by us.
Friday, June 1, 2018
Small Tree Stumps
Ri Son Gwon, came to Panmunjeom today with a North Korean delegation to meet working level South Korean negotiators. The military talks will resume on June 14 at PMJ. A facility is to be established in Kheseong, NK, for communications between North and South. Education talks were set for June 18. Red Cross talks for June 22. The Red Cross talks apparently will take place at Gumgangsan in North Korea.
Ri was a bit irritated and sarcastic with reporters, as he regarded the meeting of the day, as related to inter-Korea affairs, and not related to the upcoming summit with the US. Apparently, he is not accustomed to stupid questions.
There were a number of replies like this to questions. "Are talks in session with the US in the Unification House?" "That has nothing to do with me."
They asked him about the Trump summit. "...this is Panmunjeom....go to Singapore and ask there."
A reporter asked him, what is the prospect for the talks (here) today? He replied that they will turn out well, "...did you reporters want them not to turn out well?"
They asked Ri about the prior indefinite delay in the talks. He gave a response that suggested they knew where the serious situation had originated, so was it appropriate to ask him about the solution? It is already in the past, it would be best not to bring it up (make that mistake) in the future.
His response implied that the fault lay with others. Really, what was the point of such questioning? He criticized the reporters for asking questions not in the spirit of reconcialition and cooperation inspired by the Panmunjeom summit of North and South, but rather aimed at sowing distrust. He said he regarded such questions as rude if they were to continue.
Apparently, the subject of the earlier sudden cancellation of the talks came up again at the beginning of the meeting itself, where Ri said something like this to Unification Minister Cho, Chief of the South Korean delegation, in the respectful voice, " let's not engage in self criticism, and get over this." He also made reference to an old adage, "small tree stumps turn over the big cart." After his barbed comments to the press outside, Lee wanted the meeting to be open to the press. Minister Cho wanted the meeting closed to discuss the matters at hand for the meeting. Initially Lee objected, but Cho said we'll bring the press in right after.
I think maybe that Cho didn't appreciate Lee being so riled up at the time, and wanted to remove the press that played a role in the problem so they could get down to business. A writer for the Seattle Times suggested that the reporters questions should have been anticipated by Ri.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/senior-north-korean-official-chastises-south-korean-reporter/
Fortunately, it appears that President Trump's meeting with Vice Chairman Chol went a lot better than this. Credit to A Channel for the information here which I have translated at the reader's risk.
Ri was a bit irritated and sarcastic with reporters, as he regarded the meeting of the day, as related to inter-Korea affairs, and not related to the upcoming summit with the US. Apparently, he is not accustomed to stupid questions.
There were a number of replies like this to questions. "Are talks in session with the US in the Unification House?" "That has nothing to do with me."
They asked him about the Trump summit. "...this is Panmunjeom....go to Singapore and ask there."
A reporter asked him, what is the prospect for the talks (here) today? He replied that they will turn out well, "...did you reporters want them not to turn out well?"
They asked Ri about the prior indefinite delay in the talks. He gave a response that suggested they knew where the serious situation had originated, so was it appropriate to ask him about the solution? It is already in the past, it would be best not to bring it up (make that mistake) in the future.
His response implied that the fault lay with others. Really, what was the point of such questioning? He criticized the reporters for asking questions not in the spirit of reconcialition and cooperation inspired by the Panmunjeom summit of North and South, but rather aimed at sowing distrust. He said he regarded such questions as rude if they were to continue.
Apparently, the subject of the earlier sudden cancellation of the talks came up again at the beginning of the meeting itself, where Ri said something like this to Unification Minister Cho, Chief of the South Korean delegation, in the respectful voice, " let's not engage in self criticism, and get over this." He also made reference to an old adage, "small tree stumps turn over the big cart." After his barbed comments to the press outside, Lee wanted the meeting to be open to the press. Minister Cho wanted the meeting closed to discuss the matters at hand for the meeting. Initially Lee objected, but Cho said we'll bring the press in right after.
I think maybe that Cho didn't appreciate Lee being so riled up at the time, and wanted to remove the press that played a role in the problem so they could get down to business. A writer for the Seattle Times suggested that the reporters questions should have been anticipated by Ri.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/senior-north-korean-official-chastises-south-korean-reporter/
Fortunately, it appears that President Trump's meeting with Vice Chairman Chol went a lot better than this. Credit to A Channel for the information here which I have translated at the reader's risk.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
More on the Three Tracks: Will Bibimbap Be Served in Singapore?
According to a South Korean analyst speaking on a broadcast May 30, Choi Seon Hee, North Korean diplomat meeting with Song Kim, the US Ambassador to the Philippines, at Panmumjeom, did discuss substantive denuclearization procedures, the first being removal of ICBMs, the second, timing of removal of warheads, and third being means of verification. Phased easing of sanctions was also raised by the North at the meeting. They are looking toward putting together a communique framing the procedures for future implementation. It is only, Kim Chang Seon, in Singapore, who is discussing the security, logistics, and "photo ops," involved.
The primary concern of Kim Jong Un with respect to travel to Singapore, is that of his personal security. Other reports have stated that he's confided to Pompeo that he is concerned about a "coup d'etat." With all the emphasis on so called decapitation exercises by the US in military exercises and war games, the problems with security planning in a relatively open environment like Singapore, and the vulnerability of unpopular leaders inflight, the reports of concern of a coup back home, seem exaggerated. One also might keep in mind the rather checkered history of commercial aviation in the Malaysian region. In light of Korean dynastic history, the age of his aircraft, and the many potential sites for snipers and other assassins in Singapore, the security concerns are valid.
Not surprisingly, there has been continuing misrepresentation of the North Korean position on denuclearization, even from those "experts," who ostensibly should know better. The view presented as of today, seems to be whatever the differences disclosed during the Panmunjeom meeting could be remedied to some extent during the meetings in New York, today, and Washington, D.C. tomorrow. The fundamental misrepresentation from pundits and a large number of "experts," is that North Korea isn't going to denuclearize. Further, that Trump is "being played," and other sophomoric critiques. Lately, the recent North Korean statements reflecting that attitude, are stated in the conditional, "if the US doesn't stop this or that..." The joint statement coming out of the Moon Kim summit at Panmunjeom clearly stated that denuclearization of the Korean peninsula was their policy objective. Of course, the cynical rejoinder is "well we've heard that before, if their lips are moving, they're lying..."
To his credit, even Pompeo gets that the real stumbling block is coming up with US guarantees of North Korean security, normalization of relations, replacing the armistice with a peace agreement, and how to stage these reciprocal moves, in addition to relaxation of sanctions. Pompeo calls it CVIS, complete, verifiable, irreversible, security for North Korea. Without CVIS you won't get CVID.
While there is a notion of bringing out ICBMs, or warheads, in a "bundle" in a relatively short period of time, a framework, (if you'll excuse the term) is going to have to be adopted which presents a structure for negotiations and the execution of any agreement reached, in terms of subject matter, scope and process. It will involve steps, definitions of the scope and timing of those steps, and how US reciprocal concessions will need to be integrated with those steps. The problems here are both political and practical. Various experts with experience have stated that a truly full blown "irreversible denuclearization" of unlimited scope could take "ten years" Some of this has the sound of advertising copy. One expert has said, in the existential sense, there is no such thing as irreversible denuclearization as long as there are scientists who know how to do it. The political side of the problem is that any phased structure with reciprocity will arguably appear similar in design to other agreements that both Trump and neocons have criticized. When making bibimbap, whatever the ingredients, and whoever the chef, it still looks like bibimbap when it's done.
By Sous Chef - https://www.flickr.com/photos/140536182@N03/40636664921/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67604999
The primary concern of Kim Jong Un with respect to travel to Singapore, is that of his personal security. Other reports have stated that he's confided to Pompeo that he is concerned about a "coup d'etat." With all the emphasis on so called decapitation exercises by the US in military exercises and war games, the problems with security planning in a relatively open environment like Singapore, and the vulnerability of unpopular leaders inflight, the reports of concern of a coup back home, seem exaggerated. One also might keep in mind the rather checkered history of commercial aviation in the Malaysian region. In light of Korean dynastic history, the age of his aircraft, and the many potential sites for snipers and other assassins in Singapore, the security concerns are valid.
Not surprisingly, there has been continuing misrepresentation of the North Korean position on denuclearization, even from those "experts," who ostensibly should know better. The view presented as of today, seems to be whatever the differences disclosed during the Panmunjeom meeting could be remedied to some extent during the meetings in New York, today, and Washington, D.C. tomorrow. The fundamental misrepresentation from pundits and a large number of "experts," is that North Korea isn't going to denuclearize. Further, that Trump is "being played," and other sophomoric critiques. Lately, the recent North Korean statements reflecting that attitude, are stated in the conditional, "if the US doesn't stop this or that..." The joint statement coming out of the Moon Kim summit at Panmunjeom clearly stated that denuclearization of the Korean peninsula was their policy objective. Of course, the cynical rejoinder is "well we've heard that before, if their lips are moving, they're lying..."
To his credit, even Pompeo gets that the real stumbling block is coming up with US guarantees of North Korean security, normalization of relations, replacing the armistice with a peace agreement, and how to stage these reciprocal moves, in addition to relaxation of sanctions. Pompeo calls it CVIS, complete, verifiable, irreversible, security for North Korea. Without CVIS you won't get CVID.
While there is a notion of bringing out ICBMs, or warheads, in a "bundle" in a relatively short period of time, a framework, (if you'll excuse the term) is going to have to be adopted which presents a structure for negotiations and the execution of any agreement reached, in terms of subject matter, scope and process. It will involve steps, definitions of the scope and timing of those steps, and how US reciprocal concessions will need to be integrated with those steps. The problems here are both political and practical. Various experts with experience have stated that a truly full blown "irreversible denuclearization" of unlimited scope could take "ten years" Some of this has the sound of advertising copy. One expert has said, in the existential sense, there is no such thing as irreversible denuclearization as long as there are scientists who know how to do it. The political side of the problem is that any phased structure with reciprocity will arguably appear similar in design to other agreements that both Trump and neocons have criticized. When making bibimbap, whatever the ingredients, and whoever the chef, it still looks like bibimbap when it's done.
By Sous Chef - https://www.flickr.com/photos/140536182@N03/40636664921/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67604999
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Too Many Chefs?
US and North Korean diplomats are now engaged in three separate locations: Panmunjeom, New York, and Singapore.
A Channel graphic depicts players from the six party talks in 2008, Song Kim, US Ambassador, Christopher Hill (retired now, tv pundit), for the US, and Kim Gae Kwan (recent remarks about Bolton) and Choi Seon Hee, (recent remarks about Pence), both still in the ruling clique in North Korea. So it was Song Kim and Choi in Panmunjeom yesterday. No one seems to know what is happening there now. General Chol is on the way to New York, presumably for a meeting with Pompeo today. Kim Chang Seon, from the "Seoki shil" is flying to Singapore after his stopover in Beijing. Maybe things didn't go well in Panmunjeom yesterday. There are a lot of players here. Supposedly Song Kim was the US State department's best talent available for negotiations. But the graphic shows that the 2008 negotiations ended in acrimony, "Liar!"
The central issues are still the same. The core issue is still one bundle versus step by step, and the timing of reciprocal measures by the US. VOA conducted some kind of survey among unidentified experts who all agreed ostensibly that North Korea would not give up their nuclear weapons. What moron would give up all their weapons in fell swoop with no reciprocal steps toward peace, security, and lifting of sanctions? It doesn't seem that the negotiations have come off this central dispute. South Korean media are reporting that Song Kim, wants the North to give up all warheads, fissile materials, and ICBMs, first for a piece of paper after its done.
The main problem according to experts is getting this done all at once at a summit. It's just not realistic.
The derisive and sarcastic reports running in the press across the US right now say that a recent CIA estimate concludes that Kim has no intention to denuclearize but may open a burger franchise in Pyongyang to please Trump. This simply reflects the desperation of the militarists and empire builders in the US to preserve their far eastern fiefdoms in the face of a summit that presents a possibility of success.
A Channel graphic depicts players from the six party talks in 2008, Song Kim, US Ambassador, Christopher Hill (retired now, tv pundit), for the US, and Kim Gae Kwan (recent remarks about Bolton) and Choi Seon Hee, (recent remarks about Pence), both still in the ruling clique in North Korea. So it was Song Kim and Choi in Panmunjeom yesterday. No one seems to know what is happening there now. General Chol is on the way to New York, presumably for a meeting with Pompeo today. Kim Chang Seon, from the "Seoki shil" is flying to Singapore after his stopover in Beijing. Maybe things didn't go well in Panmunjeom yesterday. There are a lot of players here. Supposedly Song Kim was the US State department's best talent available for negotiations. But the graphic shows that the 2008 negotiations ended in acrimony, "Liar!"
The central issues are still the same. The core issue is still one bundle versus step by step, and the timing of reciprocal measures by the US. VOA conducted some kind of survey among unidentified experts who all agreed ostensibly that North Korea would not give up their nuclear weapons. What moron would give up all their weapons in fell swoop with no reciprocal steps toward peace, security, and lifting of sanctions? It doesn't seem that the negotiations have come off this central dispute. South Korean media are reporting that Song Kim, wants the North to give up all warheads, fissile materials, and ICBMs, first for a piece of paper after its done.
The main problem according to experts is getting this done all at once at a summit. It's just not realistic.
The derisive and sarcastic reports running in the press across the US right now say that a recent CIA estimate concludes that Kim has no intention to denuclearize but may open a burger franchise in Pyongyang to please Trump. This simply reflects the desperation of the militarists and empire builders in the US to preserve their far eastern fiefdoms in the face of a summit that presents a possibility of success.
Monday, May 28, 2018
Six Party Talks Veteran in Panmunjeom
Song Kim a career diplomat, former US Ambassador to S.Korea, current US Ambassador to the Philippines, and former US representative to the Six Party talks went to Panmunjeom, today, to talk to the North Korean delegation to get ready for the Singapore summit with Trump.
An interesting historical note: "Kim’s father was implicated in the abduction of Kim Dae-jung during the Park Chung-hee administration while serving as a minister to Japan." So it looks like the Trump administration has to go back to the democratic well at the State Department to find people competent enough to negotiate an agreement. He has prior experience with the North Korean diplomat Choi Seon Hwi, (a woman) who rose to international notoriety last week by calling Pence a stupid blockhead.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/587486/who-is-sung-kim-new-us-ambassador-to-phl/story/
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/481417.html
Heard Gordon Chang claim on Fox News that Moon is pro-North Korean, (jong buk), and wants to unify the Korean peninsula under the North's leadership. Chang of course insisted that the Chinese are playing a negative role in the diplomatic maneuvering with North Korea, and that China and North Korea need to be "separated." His contentions are spurious and misleading. Kim could have never been brought to the table without the initiatives of Moon, a Korean nationalist, along with the major sanctions imposed by China. Chang is a self serving malevolent right wing fanatic, with an incurable bias against China. We are still waiting for the "coming collapse of China" predicted by Chang seventeen years ago. Don't hold your breath.
While the diplomatic maneuvering proceeds in the stop and go pattern it has demonstrated, in the relative rush to a June 12 summit, the North Koreans have been remarkably symmetrical in their recent statements, two officials from the US go on needlessly and provocatively with their inappropriate Libyan model threats, and the North responds with two officials from their foreign ministry who make disparaging remarks about those US officials and communicate their own threats. Trump expresses suspicion and displeasure about Kim's second meeting with Xi at Darien, and Kim dispatches a high level official to China again, perhaps to arrange further contact and discussions with Xi. Kim Chang Seon is the name of the mover in the Secretariat, who went to China. Kim is sometimes referred to as Kim Jong Un's "butler," and is regarded as a power behind the scenes at the secretariat. Late reports are that Kim Chang Seon is flying to Singapore after his stopover in Beijing.
An interesting historical note: "Kim’s father was implicated in the abduction of Kim Dae-jung during the Park Chung-hee administration while serving as a minister to Japan." So it looks like the Trump administration has to go back to the democratic well at the State Department to find people competent enough to negotiate an agreement. He has prior experience with the North Korean diplomat Choi Seon Hwi, (a woman) who rose to international notoriety last week by calling Pence a stupid blockhead.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/587486/who-is-sung-kim-new-us-ambassador-to-phl/story/
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/481417.html
Heard Gordon Chang claim on Fox News that Moon is pro-North Korean, (jong buk), and wants to unify the Korean peninsula under the North's leadership. Chang of course insisted that the Chinese are playing a negative role in the diplomatic maneuvering with North Korea, and that China and North Korea need to be "separated." His contentions are spurious and misleading. Kim could have never been brought to the table without the initiatives of Moon, a Korean nationalist, along with the major sanctions imposed by China. Chang is a self serving malevolent right wing fanatic, with an incurable bias against China. We are still waiting for the "coming collapse of China" predicted by Chang seventeen years ago. Don't hold your breath.
While the diplomatic maneuvering proceeds in the stop and go pattern it has demonstrated, in the relative rush to a June 12 summit, the North Koreans have been remarkably symmetrical in their recent statements, two officials from the US go on needlessly and provocatively with their inappropriate Libyan model threats, and the North responds with two officials from their foreign ministry who make disparaging remarks about those US officials and communicate their own threats. Trump expresses suspicion and displeasure about Kim's second meeting with Xi at Darien, and Kim dispatches a high level official to China again, perhaps to arrange further contact and discussions with Xi. Kim Chang Seon is the name of the mover in the Secretariat, who went to China. Kim is sometimes referred to as Kim Jong Un's "butler," and is regarded as a power behind the scenes at the secretariat. Late reports are that Kim Chang Seon is flying to Singapore after his stopover in Beijing.
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