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Rival powers scramble for influence ahead of Trump-Kim summit in Singapore

2018-06-07 09:54:58       source:The Washington Post

June 6, 2018


Fifteen years ago, five world powers banded together in an audacious but ultimately doomed bid to reach a grand nuclear bargain with North Korea.


Now, as President Trump prepares for a one-on-one summit next week with dictator Kim Jong Un, the others are scrambling for influence — and alarmed at the prospect of sweeping changes across East Asia.


The leaders of China, South Korea, Japan and Russia are determined to make their presence felt at the Singapore summit Tuesday, lining up their own meetings with Trump and Kim and pushing agendas that are, in many cases, at odds with one another.


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