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Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim is a correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. She previously worked for the CSIS Korea Chair and in the Seoul bureau of Reuters news agency. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim
South Korean President Moon Jae-in denounced North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launch on Friday, calling it an “undesirable” move and reminding the public of Seoul’s own “world-class” missile capabilities.
Normally known as a hype-man for North Korea diplomacy, Moon took on a hardline tone during a speech on March 26, one day after North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea in violation of U.N. Security Council Resolutions.