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Mina Yoon
Mina is an "Ask a North Korean" contributor. She is in her early 20s and left the north-east of North Korea in 2010. She can be reached via email.
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Ask A North Korean Why North Koreans envy the Chinese so muchEnvy of improved living standards, not the old alliance, drives their sentiment toward neighbors
Every week we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about. This week Jenny in Sydney asks: What do people in North Korea think about their neighbors in China? What do the North Korean people think of China? My guess is that more people in North Korea would praise China than would criticize it. It is not that North Koreans admire China’s leading role in the history of communism or anything else political. They do not know that much about Chinese history anyway. They think highly of © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |