(Clockwise from top left) Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korea's President Moon Jae In, who are jostling for a piece of the action at the Trump-Kim summit.
(Clockwise from top left) Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korea’s President Moon Jae In, who are jostling for a piece of the action at the Trump-Kim summit.PHOTOS: EPA-EFE, REUTERS, AFP
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Goh Sui Noi , Walter Sim , Jonathan Eyal  and Jaemin Lee  For The Straits Times In Seoul

Leadership or disruption? The Straits Times looks at how Donald Trump’s coercive diplomacy kick-started the Singapore summit and caused various players to jostle for a piece of the action.

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For South Koreans, there is a surreal quality about the June 12 meeting between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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