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老学员福利课外刊精读-逻辑英语看世界讲师：钟平PKU班级群：如左图，我的课程里进入逻辑英语课程，按左图依次点开红色框，加助理然后让其拉进群即可。微信群、老师微信号不要重复加，分别加一个即可。Kim'snextmove:ReadingtheKoreachessgameNorthKoreanleaderKimJong-un'ssurprisevisittoChina'sPresidentXiJinpinghasleftmanywonderinghowitwillinfluencethenextmoveontheglobalchessboardofpower.ThemeetingmarksawarmingofrelationsbetweenPyongyanganditssoleeconomicsupporter,andpavesthewaytoproposedsummitswithSouthKoreaandtheUnitedStates.Butasever,Pyongyang'snextmoveisdifficulttopredict.BBCcorrespondentsbasedinAsiaandtheUSgivetheirtakeonwhattheKim-XimeetingmeansforNorthKoreaandtherestoftheworld:Kim'sshrewdjudgementLauraBicker,BBCSouthKoreaCorrespondentKimJong-unismakingthingsrightwithChinaatacrucialmoment.Formonths,PyongyanghasbeengivingBeijingthecoldshoulderafterPresidentXiagreedtoimposeinternationalsanctions.TheKimregimeeventurnedaChineseenvoyawaywhentheytriedtovisitPyongyanglastyear.ButChinaremainsNorthKorea'sbiggesttradingpartnerandonlylongstandingally.Ifyou'reheadingintotheglobalarenayouwantsomeoneinyourcorner.TheyoungleaderhadinvitedSouthKorea'sPresidentMoonJae-inandPresidentDonaldTrumptomeetings.PresidentXimayhavebeenfeelingleftout.Beijingthepower-broker?KarishmaVaswani,BBCAsiaBusinessCorrespondentBysomeestimatesChinaaccountsforalmost90%ofNorthKorea'stotaltradewiththeoutsideworld.ChinaisNorthKorea'slargestprovideroffood,fuelandindustrialmachinery.Andupuntilveryrecently,whenevertheUSandtheglobalcommunityratchetedupthepressureofsanctions,ithasbeenBeijingcomingtoPyongyang'srescue.Butthingshavechangedinthelastfewmonths.ChinasaiditcutoffcoalimportsfromNorthKorealastyear.Face-savingnucleardisarmament?StephenMcDonell,BBCNews,ChinaThecommentsChina'smediaattributedtobothleadersareprettyilluminatingiftrue.MrKimreportedlytoldMrXithatbecause"thesituationisdevelopingrapidly"hefeltheshouldcometoBeijinginperson"outofcomradeshipandmoralresponsibility".Givenhowtenserelationshavebeenrecentlyit'ssignificantthatMrKimmadeBeijinghisfirstforeigntrip,beforehisplannedmeetingswithSouthKorea'sPresidentMoonandMrTrump.PlanningforawinTaraMcKelvey,BBCWhiteHouseReporterMrTrumpisplanningforawin:successfulnegotiationswithKimJong-unoverhisnuclearprogramme.Behindthescenes,ChiefofStaffJohnKellyandothersaretryingtoexudeconfidenceaboutwhatthey'llbeabletoachieveatthesummit.Inacandidconversationwithmeandothervisitorsinhisofficerecently,MrKellydescribedtheirhighexpectationsforthemeeting.MeanwhiletheCIAdirectorisvisitingthePentagon,discussingthematter,andDefenceSecretaryJimMattisiscomingupwithcontingencyplans.Detailsforthesummitarestillbeingworkedout.Thepresidentlikestokeeppeopleguessingabouthowhe'llnegotiateandwherehisredlinesare,andhismeetingwithKimJong-unisnoexception.Trumptradewar:ChinatellsUSitwilldefendnationalinterestsChinawarnedtheUSitwilldefenditsinterestsontrade,Chinesestatemediasays,afterUSPresidentDonaldTrumpbackedtariffsonChinesegoods.ThecommentscameinaphonecallbetweenChina'svice-premierLiuHeandUSTreasurySecretaryStevenMnuchin.MrTrumphasannouncedplanstoimposetariffsonupto$60bn(£42.5bn)ofChinesegoods,accusingChinaofintellectualpropertytheft.Themovehasrattledmarketsandstokedfearsofatradewar.MrLiu,whoisChinesePresidentXiJinping'stopeconomicadviser,toldMrMnuchinthatBeijingwas"readytodefenditsnationalinterests"buthopedthat"bothsideswillremainrationalandworktogether,"China'sofficialXinhuanewsagencyreported.Duringthetelephoneconversation,whichisthoughttobethehighest-levelcontactbetweenthetwogovernmentssinceMrTrumpannouncedthetariffsonThursday,MrLiualsoaccusedtheUSofviolatinginternationaltraderulesfollowingitsinvestigationintoChineseintellectualpropertypractices.Amidthetensionsontrade,WorldTradeOrganizationDirectorGeneralRobertoAzevêdohaswarnedthatnewtradebarrierswould"jeopardisetheglobaleconomy".MrTrump,however,hassaidthattheUSmovetoraisetariffsagainstChinawasalreadybeginningtogetresults."Manyothercountriesarenownegotiatingfairtradedealswithus,"thepresidentsaidonFriday.FollowingMrTrump'smove,Chinasaiditwasplanningtoretaliatewithitsownsetofproposedtariffsworth$3bn,includingtariffsongroceriesandaluminiumscrap.BeijinghaswarnedtheUSthatitis"notafraidofatradewar",buthassaidthatithopestoavoidonethroughcontinueddialogue.AsiastocksfollowUSsharesupastradewarfearseaseAsianmarketsfollowedWallStreet'sleadandrosesharplyonTuesday,ashopesgrewthatatradewarbetweentheUSandChinacouldbeaverted.Japan'sNikkei225indexfinishedthesessionup2.7%to21,317.3points,ledbythetechsector.TheUSlastweekannouncedproposedtariffsagainstChina,whichsentglobalmarketstumbling.ButChina'spremierLiKeqiangsaidonMondaythatChinaandtheUSshouldmaintainnegotiations.MrLi'scommentsfollowedthosemadeearlierbyUSTreasurysecretaryStevenMnuchin,whotoldUSmediaonSundayhewas"cautiouslyhopeful"thattheUSandChinacouldcometoanagreementontradeissues.OnWallStreet,theS&P500finishedMonday'ssessionup2.7%,theDowJonesgained2.8%,andthetech-heavyNasdaqCompositeendedup3.3%.TheNikkei225indexwasbuoyedbytechshares,whichwouldbehurtinanongoingtradewar.Tokyo-listedstocksinthesemiconductorequipmentmakerTokyoElectronclosedup2.9%,asdidsharesinrobotmakerYaskawaElectricCorp.ElsewhereinAsia,SouthKorea'sbenchmarkKospiindexgained0.6%tofinishthedayat2,452.1points,andAustralia'sS&P/ASX200indexgained0.7%to5,832.3.InChina,HongKong'sHangSengindexwasup0.8%inafternoontrade,whiletheShanghaiCompositerose1.1%.关注微信公众号：有道逻辑英语回复“福利”即可获得2G英语学习资料包（资料包不断更新）班级群：如左图，我的课程里进入逻辑英语课程，按左图依次点开红色框，加助理然后让其拉进群即可。微信群、老师微信号不要重复加，分别加一个即可。