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“Add oil!” North Korean perspectives on protests in Hong Kong

State media has sought to emphasize stability and sovereignty in the face of growing instability

North Korea has had a diverse range of interactions with Hong Kong in the past few years.

In 2016, a North Korean student sought asylum at the South Korean consulate while Hong Kong, raising questions about the territory would handle the defection.

A recent interview with Stephanie Kleine Ahlbrandt, former Finance and Economics Expert on the United Nations Panel of Experts Established Pursuant to Resolution 1874 highlighted the role of Hong Kong-based front companies in skirting sanctions.

Most recently, North Korean English-language state media has been releasing statements on China’s response to the anti-extradition law amendment bill (anti-ELAB) protests in