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Lina Park
Lina Park is a news trainee at NK News. She previously researched North Korean human rights issues at Hanvoice and South Korean foreign relations at the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada.
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Analysis Why some North Korean defectors don’t want exemption from ROK military serviceSouth Korea considering mandatory conscription for escapees, and experts say it could help defectors integrate into ROK South Korea is considering expanding mandatory military conscription to include North Korean defectors and orphans, as the country grapples with growing manpower shortages. In a 2021 policy study report released for the first time earlier this month, the Military Manpower Administration (MMA) indicated that it is exploring the possibility due to the impact of record-low birthrates on the country’s armed forces. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |