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President Biden's first schedule to come to Korea tomorrow (20th) is a visit to Samsung's semiconductor factory.

I don't go to the demilitarized zone.

Instead, the White House said it could respond to any North Korean provocation.



This is Washington correspondent Yunsu Kim.



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President Biden's first visit to South Korea announced by the White House is a visit to Samsung's semiconductor factory in Pyeongtaek.



It is also known that the first meeting with President Yoon Seok-yeol will take place here.



Meetings with Korean business leaders were also scheduled.



The analysis shows that the move, which is quite different from previous US presidents, includes the will to expand the South Korea-US alliance, which was centered on security, into various fields, including the economy.



[Jake Sullivan/White House National Security Adviser: President Biden will emphasize the need for a truly global South Korea-US alliance in all areas, from climate change to energy, technology, economic growth and investment, etc.] 



The White House visits President Biden's Korea and Japan During the period, he said there was clear information about the possibility that North Korea would launch a provocation.



The White House said it was ready to respond to any provocation and also mentioned a military response.



In Northeast Asia, the U.S. advanced reconnaissance aircraft and four carrier-class strategic assets were deployed.



[Jake Sullivan/White House National Security Adviser: During President Biden's trip to Korea and Japan, we are preparing for all possible emergencies, including provocations from North Korea.]



A visit to the demilitarized zone (DMZ), a regular destination for US presidents, was excluded from the schedule.



He said that he would not take a gesture of appeasement toward North Korea in a situation where provocations continued.



The White House said the meeting between former President Moon Jae-in and President Biden was not scheduled.



White House National Security Adviser Sullivan said that he was not familiar with the rumors about former President Moon Jae-in's special envoy to North Korea raised by some.



(Video coverage: Jeong-sik Oh, video editing: Ho-jin Kim)