News (Intermediate)
14
May 2004
North Korea Opens Borders
North
Korea is issuing temporary exit visas. North Koreans are
allowed to visit relatives in China
30 days.
One Chinese resident from border city of Tumen asked, 'will return, or will they run as as they can?' There are currently 200,000 North Koreans living illegally in .
North Korea has a severe food shortage. Community in Tumen suspect that the North Government is issuing the visas to limit pressure on food supplies.
