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