Chinese cellphone shops in border cities are targeting North Korea-bound businesspeople with specially made phones, NK News has learned.
At one China Mobile store on Yanhe Road in Hunchun a discreet window sign advertises ‘DPRK phones’ (Chaoxian shouji) alongside pin-based call cards (IP cards) for calling into North Korea.
Chinese cellphone shops in border cities are targeting North Korea-bound businesspeople with specially made phones, NK News has learned.
At one China Mobile store on Yanhe Road in Hunchun a discreet window sign advertises ‘DPRK phones’ (Chaoxian shouji) alongside pin-based call cards (IP cards) for calling into North Korea.
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