North Korea expected to be central part of Biden's meetings with South Korea
CNN
Joe Biden begins his first visit to Asia as President in earnest Saturday, meeting with South Korea's newly elected leader as the country's belligerent northern neighbor appeared poised to thrust itself into the conversation with a nuclear or missile test.
The hermit nation's intensifying provocations were expected to be at the center of Biden's talks with South Korea's new president Yoon Suk Yeol, who took office a little more than a week ago and has signaled a tougher stance on Pyongyang than his predecessor.
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