Beijing "has no mercy" for North Korean refugees
Seoul (AsiaNews) - The Chinese government
"continues as usual with the policy of forced repatriation of North
Koreans found in its territory. It is not true that Beijing has changed its mind, if possible,
the situation has worsened." Kim
Yong Hwa, Director of the Association for the human rights of Korean refugees, rejects
the possibility of a change of course by the Communist authorities.
The
news was broadcasted last April 18 by Yomiuri
Shimbun: According to the Japanese newspaper, some Chinese officials had
confirmed the intention of its government to stop forced repatriations. According
to an agreement between Beijing and Pyongyang, the North
Koreans stopped on Chinese territory must be sent home, where they face years
of hard labor or even death, since fleeing the country is considered treason.
According
to Kim, "the Chinese government is continuing as usual in its harshness.
The only exception is for Korean women married to Chinese men: given the dearth
of women in China
because of the one-child policy, they turn a blind eye. In any case ,
talk about an improving situation is completely wrong. "
A
DailyNK source, who lives in the North
Korean province
of Yangkang, says:
"Here everyone wants to escape, but we know what awaits us if we are
discovered. The number of returns is never communicated in an official manner,
but the only thing that keeps us here is the hardness of the Chinese
authorities. "
At
present, the situation seems to worsen at the border. Kim
Jong-un, third son and heir of the deceased dictator Kim Jong-il, has ordered
the officials of the National Security Agency - the secret services of Pyongyang - to resume the
military control of the border. It
is a political decision similar to the one taken by his father in the early
days of his regime, which aims to ensure the least possible number of escapes
from the country.
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12/02/2016 15:14
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