KW: The Hanoi Meeting Failed Because Bolton Prefers Regime Change to a Deal on Nuclear Weapons. The Trump administration wants the North to open its markets on Washington’s terms which means the mass privatization of state-owned assets and preferential treatment for the uncompetitive, monopolistic US-backed mega-corporations that control the state behind the illusion of democratic government.

While the western media has written off last weekend’s summit in Hanoi as a failure, the talks did help to burnish Kim Jong-un’s reputation as a sincere statesman committed to peacefully resolving the nuclear issue. This is a significant development for the simple reason that Kim needs to continue to build popular support for his […]

Source: What really happened in Hanoi?, by Mike Whitney – The Unz Review