Well I wouldn’t go so far as say Kim is “wise and forward thinking”.....he’s got no choice but do walk this walk he’s walking. And as for ‘sacrificing” anything....he’s been ‘given’ everything thus far he’s hoped for..
So No I cannot agree he’s as you say...he’s on this ride because it’s that or die..and he knows it.
The $20 million spent for Trump Kim Summit mostly goes back to companies in Singapore and their defense forces. They are not paying people to come there..and they’re paying their own people for labor and services to support the event. The money largely remains in Singapore..
$20 mil in the whole scheme of their government spending is surprisingly cheap. The worry that GST would increase because of this summit is unfounded. Their tax revenue for 2017 was $47 Billion with a surplus of $9 Billion....they can afford $20 mil.