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News State Department’s DPRK policy focused on cyber crime, nuclear weapons: reportState Department's report highlights its own implementation of Trump Administration's Asia-Pacific policy
North Korea’s nuclear proliferation and “malicious” cyber crimes are among the U.S. State Department’s top priorities in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a new report put out by the department on Monday. The report — essentially a midterm update on how well the State Department has implemented its part of the Trump administration’s Asia-Pacific strategy — mentioned the DPRK only twice, focusing briefly on two aspects of the North’s alleged misbehavior. “The United States is increasing support to our Indo-Pacific partners to defend their networks and counter malicious cyber activities by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK),” the report © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |