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China-Japan-Koreas
Asian Journalists Speak Out for N. Korean Defectors in China
2012-03-08
The Chinese, of course, will never accede to any public demands given the loss of face it would cause.
The Asia Journalist Association on Tuesday urged China to recognize North Korean defectors as refugees. In a statement, the association expressed concerns over a group of 31 North Koreans who are facing repatriation after they were arrested by Chinese police while seeking to flee to the South last month.

The journalists said the North Koreans were merely fleeing their repressive country to seek a better life elsewhere, which is not a crime.

The association has 41 member nations in the Asia-Pacific region, and 16 associate members including the U.S. and Brazil.
Posted by:Steve White

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