BBCNEWS North Korea June 4, 2024 22:43:00
Before the border closure, people would attempt to flee the country by secretly crossing into china. more than 1,000 made it out each year. but kim jong—un has spent the past three years building fences along the border, cutting off people's only escape route. people are faced with - multiple layers of security if they're trying to cross. there's been, you know, widely publicised threats by the north korean regime, the north korean military, i that they will shoot people on sight lwho are trying to cross into china. | the government strictly controls the border using covid as an excuse, but,...