looks like they were solidifying the China/Pakistan relationship. makes no sense for western interest, but neither does outsourcing your whole manufacturing base to them and giving them ICBM technology.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/22/china-pakistan-relations-trade-deal-friendship/
Both are nuclear nations and putting heat on India, which explains why POTUS was so warmly welcomed in India
http://www.businessinsider.com/indian-prime-minister-modi-hugs-trump-2017-6
maybe the Norks were supposed to trigger the war that was setup to happen. China/Russia/Pakistan advanced quite a bit from western influence and trade, despite being antagonists to NATO.