US experts have warned of the possibility of North Korea launching a military provocation before taking office to attract the attention of US President-elect Joe Biden.
Evans Revere, a senior researcher at the Brookings Institute, told CNBC on the 12th, "In the next few weeks, we may witness North Korea conducting nuclear tests or long-range ballistic missile tests. We are trying to send a strong message to the next president." Said.
Revere, a former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific, added, "Biden would like to put other issues, including domestic ones, to the top of the list, but North Korea has a way to get the United States to pay attention."
"North Korea often attempts to remain meaningful by conducting various missile tests," said Wakas Adenwala, an Asian analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). "This is a key foreign policy priority for North Korea. I will let you stay."
In fact, North Korea has fired missiles in the early days of President Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
Professor Sharon Squassoni of George Washington University predicted that even if North Korea does not provoke the United States with more missile tests, the North Korean issue "will be the top foreign policy goal from the beginning of Biden's tenure."
Professor Squassony explained that Biden also knows that "gentle neglect doesn't work for North Korea," he said. "It may be more diplomatically quieter than President Trump did, but I think it will continue to be a priority in the future."