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1:30Now PlayingUS soldier Travis King 'ran' into North Korea, detained | USA TODAY
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1:30Now PlayingAmerican soldier Travis King was returning to the U.S. to be released from the Army when he "willfully and without authorization" ran into North Korea.
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King is the latest person during Biden's first term in office to be taken into custody by a hostile nation. While the bizarre circumstances surrounding King's arrest differ vastly from women's basketball player Brittney Griner or Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, his detention has once again put the spotlight on the president's ability to bring imprisoned Americans home.
Negotiating King's release will be an uphill battle precisely because North Korea has rejected previous offers from his administration for unconditional talks, experts say. North Korea has a history of attempting to leverage detainees to extract concessions. To complicate matters, relations are at an all-time low as tensions in the region have surged over North Korea’s ballistic missile launches.
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