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"He looked serious, angry and was quite brief.."

- It's my guess he looked that way because he now knows that he's been conned by Chinese assurances that they could handle Kim if he just left the matter to them. He now realizes (I hope) that China has betrayed his trust and is playing a double game. To the Chinese, there is no downsize to a nuclearized North Korea. Kim can now swagger and strut about, threaten his neighbors with nuclear blackmail while the US appears impotent and China stands quietly back, enjoying the spectacle while pulling Kim's strings.
This can only diminish US influence in the far east as countries there look more and more to China for protection.

This can only diminish US influence in the far east as countries there look more and more to China for protection.

And why would anyone look to China for protection? After all, China was the one hosting the 6 party talks, China is the one who comes out of this the biggest failure in the eyes of the world. China just got a thumb in their eye by little Kimmy, so China has just proven that they can't sit at the big boys table.