After Kim Jong-un’s failed missile test and the US president’s cosying up to China,this is the west’s chance to reset negotiations for a nuclear-free South China SeaThe world can afford a sigh of relief after news that North Korea’s latest attempt to launch a long-range missile has once again led to embarrassing failure. With Mike Pence, the US vice-president, or in Seoul,could this be a moment for some realpolitik from the United States?For as weird as it may seem given Donald Trump’s unpredictability and disturbing lurches into infantilism – displayed in his brinkmanship with the equally volatile North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un – he could just as easily help bring about peace as he could thermonuclear war.
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Source: theguardian.com