US President Donald Trump wrote a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, whom he was supposed to meet in Singapore on June 12, to however cancel the upcoming summit, underlining “the tremendous anger and open hostility” in Kim’s recent statements

In fact, the Korean Peninsula has been through a series of dramatic but prospective and positive changes, however all ceased abruptly on May 24, when Trump announced to pull out of the summit. To be noted, on the same day, Kim demolished Pyongyang’s nuclear facilities in the north to demonstrate his determination for peace and reconciliation. But all winded up in a letter that conveys certain diplomatic politeness and more strategic toughness. In Trump’s words, “the missed opportunity is a truly sad moment in history.”

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