{"id":2941,"date":"2019-01-18T04:14:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T04:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/?p=2941"},"modified":"2019-01-18T04:14:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T04:14:35","slug":"vietnam-preparing-for-visit-by-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/2019\/01\/18\/vietnam-preparing-for-visit-by-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam preparing for visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HANOI \u2022 Hanoi is preparing to receive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a state visit, two sources told Reuters, while officials and diplomats said Vietnam is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/east-asia\/trump-kim-may-hold-second-summit-in-hanoi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">keen to host a second summit&nbsp;<\/a>between Mr Kim and US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A source said Mr Kim will travel to Vietnam for an official state visit after the Chinese New Year. A separate source confirmed Mr Kim&#8217;s visit but did not give any dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Communist-ruled Vietnam, which has good relations with both the United States and North Korea, has been widely touted as the most likely venue for a second meeting between Mr Trump and Mr Kim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is keen to host the summit as a demonstration of its normalised ties with the US, its foe during the Vietnam War, said a Vietnamese government official and other diplomatic sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vietnamese source did not confirm if a state visit by Mr Kim would be combined with a US-North Korean summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Hanoi and the central Vietnam city of Danang have been viewed by analysts as possible locations for a second summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A senior Danang-based official said the city had not been asked to host such an event, but had received instructions to prepare for a possible &#8220;A1&#8221; visit, referring to a high-profile foreign leader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea can learn from Vietnam&#8217;s experience in building ties with the US, said Mr Le Dang Doanh, a Vietnamese economist and former government adviser who has given lectures to North Korean delegations visiting Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They asked a lot about how Vietnam can normalise relations with the US after losing so many Vietnamese lives during the war,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I told them we never forget the past, but we also look to the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HANOI \u2022 Hanoi is preparing to receive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a state visit, two sources told Reuters, while officials and diplomats said Vietnam is&nbsp;keen to host a second summit&nbsp;between Mr Kim and US President Donald Trump. A source said Mr Kim will travel to Vietnam for an official state visit after the Chinese New Year. 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