Q: What do you think about the fact that Thae decided to flee for the future of his children?
A: It is quite natural. Every parent tries to earn money only for better future of their kids. Do you know how far better enlightened the kids are these days? As Kids here in North watch South Korean movies, they know the South’s situation very well. The parents can’t catch up with the kids’ idea.

The reporting partner said that minister Thae’s defection is natural. She thinks that the reason for the defection is due to the political oppression by the authority and poor living condition. When we had interviews with North Korean people on occasion of group defection of 13 North Korean employees in China on April, this reporter said without hesitation “if I had been in China, I must have thought of defection too.”
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North Koreans are losing their confidence in the future of their motherland from their hearts as public sentiments are worsening by persisting poor living condition and oppressive ruling by young leader.

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