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Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung covers U.S., Chinese, and Japanese politics and national security in relation to North Korea. She previously worked at Coda Story covering disinformation and technology with a focus on the East Asia.
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Features Prejudice, not just COVID, is behind DPRK’s expected absence from ParalympicsCOVID-19 is DPRK’s immediate concern, but experts say the country also discriminates against people with disabilities With North Korea already out of the ongoing Summer Games, it’s increasingly unlikely that they will participate in next month’s Tokyo Paralympics due to COVID-19 concerns. The Paralympics would be the latest in a growing list of international sporting events that the DPRK has refused to send athletes to due to the pandemic. Most recently, it announced on Thursday that it would not participate in next year’s U23 Asian Cup or Women’s Asian Cup. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |