They would not dare sabotage it. At least for now. But many of them could be disturbed by what he is doing, huddled in the corner talking in hushed voice. One report I saw said that they fear he could turn into runaway freight train if Trump give him a ‘boost.’
I agree that Kim is following what Xi laid out, but I am not sure if Xi is so forthcoming despite the obvious threat of trade retaliation by Trump. They want to slowly deflate Trump's momentum. Trump has to show that he can resume military buildup in a snap and even more painful sanction against China.
When negotiating with China and N. Korea, it is not wise to emphasize the upside if they agree, but downside if they don't.
Maybe he could speak some English but I doubt that he is fluent enough to do his own talking in English with Trump. That requires a high level of English competence.
the Pyongyang meeting will follow up on the 'finer points' of North Korea's denuclearisation
What this could mean is that they would like to put out no-substance vague feel-good declaration and lure Trump into Pyongyang where Kim shines like a god. And then they will drag out the process.
Would NK turn Singapore summit into a quickie photo op? It is starting to look that way.
I looked at the video again. Indeed he was not smiling. Because everybody else around Trump was smiling in the video, it is easy to get a wrong impression that he was also smiling. But he was not.
He is definitely out of his comfort zone. This is not Pyongyang or Panmunjom. He has to go up against Trump without commanding home ground advantage. I guess his last line of defense would be to parrot canned talking points provided by his minions and Chicom masters.
Anyway, the first order of business is to turn him into an inept bumbling JV player, knocking out the aura of awe and fear ordinary N. Koreans are conditioned to view him with.
Justin looks like a happy puppy. What's he so happy about? I also noticed all Japanese disappeared.
By the way, this shot is from Merkel ‘s side. Obviously, they picked the photo for reason. There are several shots of the same moment taken by different parties: France, UK, US, etc.