Former U.S. Official: "No New Developments on North Korea at U.S.-China Summit"

[Financial News] A former senior U.S. security official predicted that no significant new developments regarding North Korea will emerge from the U.S.-China summit scheduled to be held at the White House on the 24th.
On the 16th (local time), the former official claimed, "Both sides will talk about denuclearization, but the reality is that their strategic interests are divided."
He explained, "China will try to draw North Korea closer, which means moving it a little further away from Russia," adding, "China will try to maintain the current situation in which North Korea is not engaging in extremely provocative actions and prevent it from leaning toward the United States." He continued, "Of course, U.S. President Donald Trump wants to meet with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un and reach some form of agreement," adding, "This is something China does not support."
Regarding the overall agenda to be discussed at the summit, he also predicted that "no serious preparations have been made at all, and expectations are surprisingly low," adding that "there is almost no possibility of significant results."
The former official assessed that "President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping want this summit for their respective domestic political purposes." He explained, "President Trump has the United States midterm elections in November, while President Xi has the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in October," adding, "The two leaders want to meet and project the image that they are managing the most important relationship in international politics."
A think tank official also commented on the meeting scheduled for the 20th in New York between U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to coordinate U.S.-China summit agendas, including trade and artificial intelligence (AI): "This meeting appears to have originally been conceived as part of a broader AI dialogue, but now seems to have been relegated to a somewhat secondary agenda."
He explained, "This is because neither side knows exactly what to propose," adding, "Technology is evolving too rapidly, and neither side has thought deeply enough about 'how this affects politics' and 'whether AI will be a threat or a benefit to their respective political ecosystems.'"
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