The North Korea Summit Gave Trump a Genuine Victory. But China May Benefit Most

In the politics of 2018, up is down, black is white, and political leaders meet to kick off negotiations rather than wrap them up. Both North Korea and the U.S. got what they wanted out of the Kim-Trump summit. But in the long-term the real winner may be China.

The two leaders shook hands in front of a sea of alternating U.S. and North Korean flags, and then retreated into a private meeting accompanied only by two interpreters.