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North Korean defector statistics: the curious case of Jagang Province
Links to the military — and the nuclear program — may explain the region's low number of escapees
Where do the majority of North Korean defectors come from?
75% of all escapees in the South are from just two provinces
Comradely criticism: a brief history of Chinese-North Korean media spats
A recent tit-for-tat of editorials in Beijing and Pyongyang is not a new phenomenon