North Korea was silent on Biden’s victory. World

During his campaign, Biden called North Korean President Kim Jong Un a “dictator” and “bully,” and criticized President Donald Trump for befriending Kim.

But Biden has left the door open to the possibility of a summit, on the condition that Pyongyang commit to making the Korean peninsula a “non-nuclear zone.”

North Korea also criticized Biden, who served as vice president for two terms under Barack Obama’s presidency from 2009 to 2017, calling him “a low IQ” and “overwhelmed by ambitions for power.”

The harsh back-and-forth criticism between Kim and Biden contrasts the North Korean leader’s good personal relationship with Trump.

Trump and Kim have met three times in person, exchanging letters since August 2018 and trying to reach a deal to dismantle North Korea’s nuclear weapons program in exchange for easing sanctions. punish. But those works did not lead to substantial substantial results.

Last week, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean leader’s sister, and Deputy Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui plan to negotiate nuclear power with the next government. according to the US

Although Kim has actively strengthened relations with leaders of allied countries such as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pyongyang has yet to speak after the US press reported on Biden. elect.

When Trump was elected in 2016, the North Korean press did not mention the winner. The North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun at the time said that the Obama administration placed a greater burden on the role of the new administration.

Ten days later, the North Korean name was first mentioned by North Korea when it criticized South Korean President Park Geun-hye for sending her congratulations to Trump.

When Obama was elected in 2008, Pyongyang reacted relatively quickly, saying that Obama had defeated Republican candidate John McCain.

North Korea appeared to have breathed a sigh of relief as a representative of the Democratic Party would take power, given that the previous Republican administration was very tough on Pyongyang.

Then North Korea’s expectations were dashed after the Obama administration pursued a policy of “strategic patience” while continuing to exert economic pressure on Pyongyang.

When George W. Bush was elected in 2000, North Korean central broadcaster KCBS only reported four days after Bush was announced as the new leader. “The Supreme Court affirmed the victory of the Republican candidate of Bush, the governor of Texas, as the winner without clarifying the problems of the Florida vote,” KCBS commentary.

The Bush administration’s tough stance on Pyongyang, labeled as part of the “axis of evil” alongside Iran and Iraq, led North Korea to ignore reports of Bush’s re-election. 2004.

According to analysts, Biden may take a slower approach to Pyongyang, starting at the labor level and is ready to increase sanctions against North Korea until he agrees to take action. essence nuclearization.

However, observers also believe that Mr. Biden may not return to the policy of “strategic patience”, but the focus will be based on the progress the two countries have made in the past three years.

Binh giang

theo Reuters, Korea Herald