taking any notice of that path being offered by president xi. so can donald trump convince president xi through coercion, or shared interests that is the real question. >> absolutely. we'll wait and see what happens with that meeting for sure. andrew stevens. thank you for your report. let's get analysis from john nelson wright. a senior research agent. glad to have you with us. the question now is which path forward will work? the u.s. is making it clear all options are on the table, including military power, with regards to north korea. but china, and for that matter, russia, also pushing for more dialogue, which the u.s. says has not worked in the past. >> i think the dialogue is something that the americans inevitably have to accept. as you might have pointed out, nuclear action is impossible. the risks are too high.