WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick M. Cronin to Asia Times: * * * Trump-Xi Summit Didn't Change North Korea's Strategic Reality The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing may have projected calm at the leader level, but it should not be mistaken for strategic convergence. Whatever one makes of the new language of "c more PR