The COVID-19 pandemic and U.S.-led economic sanctions have pushed the North toward an economic catastrophe.
June 30, 2021
In this June 18, 2021, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Credit: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File
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Since the coronavirus pandemic began in early 2020, North Korea’s government has taken aggressive measures to prevent a massive number of infections within the country, cognizant of its lack of medical facilities. One of its aggressive measures was locking down the border with China, the biggest trade partner of the North. Since then, the North’s economy has been sluggish as the pandemic continues – along with the border shutdown.
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