[TigerLikesRooster]

Not really. They escape to S. Korean diplomatic missions in China. If that is not possible, they usually take long detour. Go to Southern China, and cross over to S. East Asian country bordering China such as Laos, Vietnam, sometimes Thailand. Frequently, they are first caught by border guards and later turned over to S. Korean diplomatic missions. In many cases, they use underground railroad, trying to evade Chinese securities.

In a few cases, N. Koreans escape via sea. These are usually group defections. Multiple family members hop on a boat and sail to S. Korea. Some others escaped to Japan taking long voyage from N. Korean coast. Some years ago, there was an attempt by escaped N. Koreans to charter a boat in China to reach S. Korea, which did not succeed as far as I can remember.

[dp0622]

Wow. Thanks for the info. Yeah, there’s no love lost between some of those countries and China, right? So I suppose they would send them to S Korea.

N Korea to Japan in a not so great boat is a long trip, no?