North Korea is attempting to exploit US President Donald Trump’s hostility towards his predecessor Joe Biden by framing his administration’s approach as a continuation of Biden-era “provocations” in an apparent bid to push Washington into a softer stance, analysts have said.
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On Tuesday, Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accused the Trump administration of “carrying forward” the Biden government’s hostile stance towards North Korea.
“As soon as its new administration appeared this year, the US has stepped up the political and military provocations against the DPRK, ‘carrying forward’ the former administration’s hostile policy,” Kim Yo-jong said, according to a report by North Korean state-media outlet KCNA released on Tuesday.
DPRK is the abbreviated form of North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Kim went on to criticise the Trump administration for stepping up “provocations” and said they justified Pyongyang increasing its nuclear deterrent capabilities.
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She also denounced the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson’s visit to South Korea on Sunday, calling it part of a “policy of confrontation” against her country.