NK is a vassal state of China's to bend the will of the region to their needs while maintaining plausibly deniability.
My impression is they wanted nothing to do with him not because they were intimidated by him, but because they considered him an incompetent, impolite bore and gangster operating on daddy's money, and bank fraud.
That's right.......here's the proof , he abruptly left the G5 meeting after that and called Trudeau 'two faced.'.
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North Korea Fires Biggest Missile Since 2017 as It Tests Biden Suspected intermediate-range missile launched, neighbors say Latest test is part of Kim’s renewed focus on nuclear arsenal By Jeong-Ho Lee and Yuko Takeo North Korea appeared to have fired one of its biggest ballistic missiles in almost five years, adding to its largest series of tests since Kim Jong Un took power as he forces his nuclear arsenal back onto the Biden administration’s agenda. North Korea launched a suspected intermediate range missile for the first time since 2017, according to initial assessments from Japan and South Korea. The missile reached an altitude of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) and had a flight distance of about 800 kilometers, the two neighbors said.
This is low Earth orbit altitude. Assuming your source is correct -- a huge assumption -- they may have a satellite development program going. Not an unreasonable thing for them to want to do.