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Olympics show U.S., South Korea out of sync on North Korea

Clip: 2/9/2018 | 9m 22sVideo has Closed Captions

Should U.S.’s tough stance against North Korea take a timeout at the Olympics?

Fireworks opened the 2018 Olympic Games, but competed for attention with a diplomatic spectacle. The leaders of South Korea and North Korea showed off a historic handshake, while Vice President Mike Pence kept his distance, underscoring apparent divisions between Washington and Seoul. John Yang gets two views from former State Department officials Anthony Ruggiero and Frank Jannuzi.

02/09/2018

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