US President Donald Trump emphasized that Kim Jong-u

n sent him a personality handwritten letter and wanted to resume the negotiation as soon as ROK-US joint military exercise is finished.

Also, Trump said that there was a small apology about the test-firing of a short-range missile. Plus, in the letter, when ROK-US joint military exercise is finished, the test firing of the missile will be stopped. There is an interest that the Third North Korea-United States summit conference will be held.

However, Trump said that ROK-US joint military exercise is a ridiculous and expensive practice. About this opinion, US journals criticized that the president ignored the importance of the South Korea-United States alliance. President Trump reported in Twitter that Kim Jong-un revealed his ideas in a very friendly way. In the letter, most of the contents were complaints about ridiculous and expensive training. On August 9, Trump said that he got a wonderful and positive letter from Kim Jong-un. About the diplomacy of the handwritten letter, Trump implied that the handwritten letter exchange system was overhauled. Also, he said that they will have another meeting, and he hopes that he will meet Kim Jong-un, not to a distant future. Plus, he pulled up that nuclear-free North Korea will be one of the most successful countries in the world.

However, there were many criticisms that Trump did not diminish ROK-US joint military exercise but only emphasized the cost flank. The Washington Post insisted that President Trump looked on Kim Jong-un's . Also, the president did not refute any dispute about North Korea's opinion. This made many experts shocked who think the alliance will get a great profit in the viewpoint of US security.

August 18, 2019

by Kim Hyun Jun