Harris to Visit DMZ Thursday as Tensions Rattle Region
- The visit is the first by a top Biden White House official
- Harris meeting leaders of Japan, South Korea during Asia trip
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Vice President Kamala Harris is planning a trip to the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Republic of Korea and North Korea, in a high-stakes visit that comes as the US is confronting fresh provocations from Pyongyang while seeking to reassure regional allies concerned by deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing.
The trip on Thursday will focus the world’s attention on the vice president, who has sought to burnish both US influence -- and her own foreign policy credentials -- with a trip through Asia emphasizing the Biden administration’s commitment to the region’s security.