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Wisconsin native detained in North Korea for 71 days back in US custody

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A TV screen shows a file image of American soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea
A TV screen shows a file image of American soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on Aug. 16, 2023. North Korea says on Wednesday, Sept. 27, it has decided to expel a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country through the heavily armed inter-Korean border in July. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo 

United States Army Pvt. Travis King is back in U.S. custody after crossing the border to North Korea in July. We talk with professor and SK-Korea Foundation chair at the Brookings Institution’s Center for East Asia Policy Studies about King’s detainment and release from North Korea.

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  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Avery Lea Rogers Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Andrew Yeo Guest

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