Diplomatic dance or standoff? North Korea and US tread cautious line

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SEOUL — While North Korea’s barrage of complaints about U.S. President Joe Biden’s policies over the weekend might appear to be ratcheting up tensions, some signs suggest Pyongyang hasn’t ruled out diplomacy with the new team in Washington.

Few observers expect talks to resume soon – both countries are more focused on issues including the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout – and there are no easy ways to resolve their thorniest differences.

But some analysts say that despite its bluster, North Korea doesn’t appear to have shut the door entirely on the Biden administration just yet.

“There are signs that Washington and Pyongyang are in the early, cautious stages of a dipl…

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