How a US veteran became a POW in North Korea 60 years after the Korean War



Evergreen How a US veteran became a POW in North Korea 60 years after the Korean War Merrill Newman’s ill-fated trip to the DPRK would reveal the ways in which for Pyongyang, the conflict never ended Oliver Jia October 28, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A Chinese propaganda poster praising the North Korean and Chinese armies during the Korean War \| Image: Kent Wang / Flickr North Korea is no stranger to using foreigners for “hostage diplomacy.” While thousands of visitors once traveled to and from the DPRK every year, a handful has been unlucky enough to find themselves held by authorities, ostensibly for no fault of their own. The Kim regime has detained everyone from Christian missionaries to university students. The death of Otto Warmbier ended up being the last straw that convinced the U.S. government to ban travel to the DPRK entirely in 2017. North Korea is no stranger to using foreigners for “hostage diplomacy.” While thousands of visitors once traveled to and from the DPRK every year, a handful has been unlucky enough to find themselves held by authorities, ostensibly for no fault of their own. The Kim regime has detained everyone from Christian missionaries to university students. The death of Otto Warmbier ended up being the last straw that convinced the U.S. government to ban travel to the DPRK entirely in 2017. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

Evergreen

How a US veteran became a POW in North Korea 60 years after the Korean War

Merrill Newman’s ill-fated trip to the DPRK would reveal the ways in which for Pyongyang, the conflict never ended

Oliver Jia October 28, 2022

How a US veteran became a POW in North Korea 60 years after the Korean War

A Chinese propaganda poster praising the North Korean and Chinese armies during the Korean War | Image: Kent Wang / Flickr

North Korea is no stranger to using foreigners for “hostage diplomacy.” While thousands of visitors once traveled to and from the DPRK every year, a handful has been unlucky enough to find themselves held by authorities, ostensibly for no fault of their own.

The Kim regime has detained everyone from Christian missionaries to university students. The death of Otto Warmbier ended up being the last straw that convinced the U.S. government to ban travel to the DPRK entirely in 2017.

Become a member for less
than $5.75 per week.

Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis
The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop
Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns
Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting

Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts.

Subscribe now

All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time.

How a US veteran became a POW in North Korea 60 years after the Korean War

Become a member for less than $5.75 per week.

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by <img width="226" height="50" class="logo" src="https://www.nknews.org/wp-content/themes/nknews/images/header-logo.png" alt="NK News Logo">

One more step!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Author

Oliver Jia

Become a member for less
than $5.75 per week.

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by