su semiconductor plant. the other stop is japan. but as biden makes the rounds, there is also growing concern over what north korea might do next to rattle the saber. the united states preparing for the distinct possibility that kim jong-un would conduct a missile test, an icbm, in coordination with biden s trip. wouldn t be the first time he did it. more on that in a moment. let s begin in seoul, south korea, cnn s jeremy diamond is there. tell us what the biden administration hopes to accomplish on this trip, both in south korea and japan. reporter: well, jim, president biden has arrived here in south korea at a moment of extraordinary tension as the potential for north korean ballistic missile tests looms large over the president s trip. we have learned according to an official familiar with the intelligence that south that north korea appears to be taking steps to fuel an icbm, which would be one of the final stages before a launch. really raising the stakes and the p
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the possibility that north korea could launch such a test while president biden is in south korea, in the region, as he heads to japan next. but president biden beginning his trip at this chip factory, samsung factory, here in seoul. and we know that president biden obviously this is a domestic issue, this chip shortage in the united states, he also sought to tie into a broader global context. even bringing it back to the war in ukraine. listen. putin s brutal and unprovoked war in ukraine further spo spotlighted the need to secure our supply chains so our economy, and national and international security are not dependent on countries that don t share our values. reporter: russia has not impacted the semiconductor chip shortage in the united states. but biden s broader point here is one that i think will expect to hear more and more, which is this idea of democracy versus autocracy, and the president