"Kim Jong-un Bully" Biden's Victory... North Korea Highlights Bitter Feud Calling Him "Mad Dog" and "Maniac"

North Holds Breath Over US Election Results... Focus on New US Policy Direction
National Intelligence Service: "North Korea's Choe Son-hui Dedicated to Establishing 'Post-Election US Policy'"
Outline Expected at 8th Party Congress in January Next Year

On October 5th, North Korea held a Workers' Party Political Bureau meeting chaired by Chairman Kim Jong-un and decided to carry out the "80-day Battle" until the end of the year.

As the U.S. presidential vote count continues with Democratic candidate Joe Biden holding a lead amid a close race, North Korea is also watching the results intently in silence. With the U.S. election approaching, North Korea, which had restrained its criticism of the U.S., is expected to announce a new foreign strategy line and respond according to the new U.S. administration's North Korea policy once the election results are finalized.

The outline of North Korea's new foreign strategy line is expected to be revealed at the 8th Party Congress scheduled for January next year. Choe Son-hui, the First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, who had not been seen recently and sparked various speculations, appears to be responsible for formulating the U.S. strategy.

At the National Assembly Intelligence Committee's inspection on the 3rd, the National Intelligence Service reported, "Although First Vice Minister Choe has had no recent public activities, it is understood that she is fully dedicated to analyzing the U.S. election results and establishing post-election U.S. policy."

The movements of Kim Yo-jong, the First Vice Director of the Workers' Party, are expected to signal the implementation of the new U.S. policy line. Kim is analyzed to be overseeing overall state affairs, including diplomacy and security. In a statement last July, she revealed herself as the channel for U.S. negotiations by saying, "I personally want to receive a DVD recording of the U.S. Independence Day event." There is speculation that she could serve as a bridge in North Korea-U.S. diplomacy regardless of the U.S. election outcome.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden campaigned on the 27th (local time) at Mountain Top Inn and Resort in Warm Springs, Georgia.

However, from North Korea's perspective, the election of Biden is likely to be a more challenging outcome than that of Donald Trump, with whom Kim Jong-un had direct exchanges. Biden opposes Trump's top-down approach to North Korea.

In November 2019, Biden stated, "There will be no 'love letters' in the Biden administration." In a TV debate last January, he firmly said, "I will not hold talks with Kim Jong-un without any conditions like President Trump." This means that a North Korea-U.S. summit would only be possible if there are significant concessions related to nuclear weapons.

The verbal clashes between North Korea and Biden also pose obstacles to improving relations. In a TV campaign ad last November, Biden referred to Kim Jong-un as a "thug."

In response, North Korea sharply criticized him through a commentary by the Korean Central News Agency titled "Mad dogs must be beaten with sticks as soon as possible," stating, "If mad dogs like Biden are left alive, they can harm more people, so they must be beaten with sticks before it is too late."

The agency said, "Biden, who lacks the dignity of a politician and even the basic human decency, recently again spat out slanders insulting our supreme dignity," adding, "This kind of scoundrel has slipped twice in the presidential election but is running around like a starving wild dog, feverishly competing in the presidential race. Biden is truly an old madman obsessed with the desire for power."

It continued, "A mad dog obsessed with power, barking without knowing whether snakes or excrement are coming out of his mouth, has had another seizure," and "With symptoms of late-stage dementia, he even forgot the name of Obama, whom he served, calling him 'my master,' so it seems it is time for him to go to the afterlife."

Biden, undeterred, called Kim a "thug" three times during last month's TV debate.

Jung Sung-jang, Senior Research Fellow at the Unification Strategy Research Office of the Sejong Institute, predicted, "If Biden is elected, he is likely to take a skeptical stance toward negotiations with North Korea and initially rely on stronger pressure and sanctions against North Korea than the current Trump administration."

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