North Korea Vows Toughest Response to US Hostile Policy Despite Trump Outreach
6 sources across 5 countries · 1 of them is linked to a state
Who reported this
- Asahi Shimbun
- The Japan Times
- La Tercera
- Telex
- Yonhap
- Reuters
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North Korea denounced the United States on Monday, claiming that Washington maintains a hostile policy and vowing to respond with the toughest countermeasures. In a statement released by the Korean Central News Agency, a spokesperson for the North Korean foreign ministry asserted that the United States continues to violate the sovereignty and security interests of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea through its demands for denuclearization and its criticisms of human rights. The statement further declared that North Korea's nuclear weapons are an absolute guarantee for defending its sovereignty and that the country will continue to bolster its nuclear force.
This declaration comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year. While some reports note that Trump recently reduced the scale of joint military exercises with South Korea, Pyongyang dismissed these gestures. North Korea specifically criticized the upcoming trilateral maritime drills known as Freedom Edge, involving the U.S. Japan, and South Korea, describing them as military provocations and war rehearsals.
Outlets with a center lean focused on the contradiction between Trump's personal outreach and the official U.S. State Department commitment to complete denuclearization. Center left coverage emphasized the consistency of North Korea's demands for the U.S. to change its posture before dialogue can occur. Center right coverage highlighted North Korea's explicit rejection of denuclearization and its characterization of U.S. human rights concerns as a sinister campaign to generate internal instability.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- Framed the event as a signal that the U.S. must fundamentally change its posture if it wishes to engage in dialogue.
- Centre
- Focused on the tension between President Trump's personal diplomatic efforts and the official U.S. policy of denuclearization.
- Centre-right
- Emphasized North Korea's aggressive rejection of denuclearization and its dismissal of human rights criticisms.
Sources
- Centre-left Asahi Shimbun: North Korea says it will respond with "strongest measures" to US hostile policy; criticizes US, Japan, South Korea joint exercises
- Centre-right La Tercera: North Korea rules out denuclearization given the "hostile" posture of the United States: "Every day is more dangerous"
- Centre Reuters: North Korea says hostile US policy unchanged, vows to strengthen nuclear force - Reuters
- Centre Telex: Despite Trump's unexpected friendliness, North Korea still treats the United States as an enemy
- Centre The Japan Times: U.S., Japan, South Korea maritime drills are ‘threat’ to North Korea, Pyongyang says
- Centre Yonhap: (URGENT) N. Korea denounces U.S. hostile policy toward it, vows 'toughest' response
- Centre Yonhap: N. Korea denounces U.S. hostile policy toward it, vows 'toughest' response
- Centre Yonhap: (LEAD) N. Korea denounces U.S. hostile policy toward it, vows 'toughest' response
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