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Visitors watch a photo showing North Korea's missile launch at the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. North Korea accused the United States of &quot;hostile provocation&quot; on Thursday for criticizing its ballistic missile tests during a United Security Council meeting and warned that the Trump administration may have blown its chance to salvage nuclear negotiations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Correction: China seeks to lift some North Korea sanctions

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

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Stephen E. Biegun, envoy to North Korea, arrives in Seoul as Pyongyang tests missiles

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun, center, arrives at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. Biegun arrived in the country on the first leg of his two-stop Asia trip and will meet his counterparts in South Korea and Japan. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

US says it won’t accept North Korea-set nuclear deadline

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrives for a meeting with South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young at the foreign ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. Biegun said Monday that Washington won’t accept a year-end deadline set by North Korea to make concessions in stalled nuclear talks and urged Pyongyang to return to a negotiating table immediately. (Ed Jones/Pool Photo via AP)

Stephen Biegun says U.S. won’t accept Kim Jong Un nuke deadline

By Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this March 6, 2019, file photo, people watch a TV screen showing an image of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea on Saturday, Dec. 14, says it successfully performed another &quot;crucial test&quot; as its long-range rocket launch site that would further strengthen its &quot;reliable strategic nuclear deterrent.&quot;The signs read: &quot; North's Tongchang-ri launch site.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North Korea conducts another test at long-range rocket site

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo, people watch a TV showing a file image of an unspecified North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. On Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, North Korea accused the United States of “hostile provocation” on Thursday for criticizing its ballistic missile tests during a United Nations Security Council meeting and warned that the Trump administration may have blown its chance to salvage nuclear negotiations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North Korea berates US for criticizing its missile tests

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

North Korea, led by Kim Jong-un (center), accused the U.S. on Thursday of engaging in a "stupid" and "hostile provocation" by convening with a U.N. Security Council meeting on the rising threat of escalation posed by Pygongyang's recent military tests. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

North Korean defector’s comments sharpen debate over Pyongyang’s intentions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, photo provided Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, by the North Korean government, people dance to celebrate the completion of Samjiyon city. On Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Samjiyon county at the foot of Mount Paektu to attend a ceremony marking the completion of work that has transformed the town to “an epitome of modern civilization,” KCNA said. It said the town has a museum on the Kim family, a ski slope, cultural centers, a school, a hospital and factories. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

US: NKorea missile tests are ‘deeply counterproductive’

By EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone in June 30, 2019. (AP file Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

North Korea defector warns Donald Trump on Kim Jong-un, nuclear weapons

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

People watch a TV screen showing a file image of a ground test of North Korea's rocket engine during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. North Korea said Sunday it carried out a &quot;very important test&quot; at its long-range rocket launch site that it reportedly rebuilt after having partially dismantled it after entering denuclearization talks with the United States last year. The sign reads: &quot;Very important test.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea says North’s recent test was of rocket engine

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

CORRECTS TO REMOVE INCORRECT QUOTE FROM TWEET - FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea has again insulted President Donald Trump after he tweeted that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wouldn’t want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders and affect the American presidential election by resuming hostile acts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Diplomats: US backs out of North Korea human rights meeting

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this June 30, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea has again insulted Trump, calling him a “thoughtless and sneaky old man” after he tweeted that Kim wouldn’t want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders and affect the American presidential election by resuming hostile acts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

North Korea calls Donald Trump ‘erratic’ old man over tweets

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

In this Dec. 7, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, cuts the ribbon during a ceremonial opening of the Yangdok Hot Spring Cultural Recreation Center in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea opens mountain spa, ski resort in tourism push

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

People watch a TV screen showing a file image of a ground test of North Korea's rocket engine during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. North Korea said Sunday it carried out a &quot;very important test&quot; at its long-range rocket launch site that it reportedly rebuilt after having partially dismantled it after entering denuclearization talks with the United States last year. The sign reads: &quot;Very important test.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

N. Korea believed to test new rocket engine to provoke US

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

"I am trying to get us back to a lean and efficient staff that can get the job done, can coordinate with our interagency partners, and make sure the president receives the best advice he needs to make the decisions necessary to keep the American people safe," said National Security Adviser Robert C. O'Brien. (Associated Press/File)

Kim Jong-un nuke test ‘big mistake,’ Robert O’Brien says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Kim Split Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Pursuing a steady course with North Korea

By Joseph R. DeTrani

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone in June 30, 2019. (AP file Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

N. Korea conducts ‘important test’ at once-dismantled site

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this Dec. 5, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks at a luncheon with members of the United Nations Security Council in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump doesn’t think Kim Jong Un will rain on his 2020 parade

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, speaks to lieutenants as he visits Mount Paektu area, North Korea. North Korea says leader Kim has taken a second ride on a white horse to a sacred mountain in less than two months. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says denuclearization not on negotiating table

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone in June 30, 2019. (AP file Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

U.S. must ramp up, not ease, pressure on North Korea, new report warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times