Is North Korea's denuclearisation still a goal?

Will they, or won't they?

- Wendy Teo

Speculation is rife that Mr Donald Trump and Mr Kim Jong Un could hold another summit in 2026 after Washington and Beijing quietly excised North Korea and another reference to denuclearisation from their flagship security documents within the span of a week in November.

With immediate denuclearisation seemingly no longer a point of contention, parties could be creating space to resume talks with the North that have stalled for years.