China officially denies that these workers are in the country, but a team of researchers identified 15 seafood processing plants that have used more than 1,000 North Korean workers since 2017
China’s policy of forcibly deporting North Korean escapees is a brutal one for such freedom-seekers. What is lesser known is that it is also a costly one for political leaders in Beijing.
ambitions as a statesman. a think tank founded by north korean defectors says kim jong-un has recently exiled, jailed or executed several officials who he suspected opposed his diplomatic outreach to president trump. certainly we ve seen there s been a couple of examples of north korean officials that faced the firing squad under the old principle you shoot a couple of chickens to scare the monkeys. reporter: the information comes in a new report from a group of defectors at the north korea strategy center. that document obtained by the wall street journal indicates this is kim s deadliest since 2013. that s when he had his own uncle executed reportedly with an anti-aircraft gun. this time around, the report says kim targeted some members of the north contrarian guard command, the unit responsible for his own personal security. this is outbound coup prevention. you don t want people around you who might put a bullet in your head if you go down a path that you may embark on.