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Tae-il Shim
Tae-il Shim is a pseudonym for a North Korean defector writer. He left the DPRK in 2018, and now resides in South Korea.
Ask A North Korean
Ask a North Korean: Why do some North Koreans defect via Russia and not China?
“North Korean workers are eager to go to Russia. In North Korea, they’d be working all year long for meager wages.”
“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News column penned by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years.
Readers may submit their questions to defectors by emailing [email protected] and including their first name and city of residence.
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