◆ High schools students cross into China to steal for their parents
Another reason for crossing into China is theft. The reporting partner explained, “Things have gotten very serious for those who have lost their only means of cash income. So some high school students have been making crossings into China to help their parents. They go across to steal from private homes. But because the security over there is quite tight, there are also many who go to remote fields to steal ginseng.”
The students sometimes remain in China for up to a few days at a time while they smuggle or steal but there are some who never return home. Many parents are said to be worried about “whether their children will be caught or killed in China.” (Kang Ji-won)
※ ASIAPRESS contacts reporting partners in North Korea through smuggled Chinese mobile phones.
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