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Pyongyang made a calculated move to show frustration but not provoke a backlash, observers say Launches also suggest North Korea is testing the waters with China Pyongyang made a calculated move to show frustration but not provoke a backlash, observers say. The North Korean missile tests conducted at the weekend were a sign of Pyongyang’s frustration over deepening US-South Korean defence ties, but were calculated not to provoke a backlash, according to diplomatic observers. Senior US administration officials said on Tuesday that Pyongyang fired short-range missiles off North Korea’s western coast on Sunday. They were initially described as ballistic weapons...
