SEOUL - The North Koreans won a diplomatic gold at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, as leader Kim Jong Un's smiling sister and an army of cheerleading beauties captured the world's attention.
But due credit should also go to South Korea for successfully hosting the biggest-ever Winter Games with possibly the highest diplomatic stakes in history.
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