{"id":48561,"date":"2021-05-28T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T01:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=48561"},"modified":"2021-05-28T10:11:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T01:11:36","slug":"north-korean-authorities-order-expatriates-china-avoid-any-direct-indirect-contact-south-koreans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-authorities-order-expatriates-china-avoid-any-direct-indirect-contact-south-koreans\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korean authorities order expatriates in China to avoid any direct or indirect contact with South Koreans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean authorities are implementing measures to ferret out and blacklist business projects with links to South Korea before fully restarting Sino-North Korean trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source in China told Daily NK yesterday that North Korean expatriates, including traders based in Liaoning Province, received orders to avoid contact with Chinese people who had had connections to South Koreans under any circumstances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The order reportedly contained the threat that those caught conducting business involving South Korea would receive \u201cmore than a slap on the wrist.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, there have been many instances where North Korean traders have used Chinese people as middlemen to import South Korean goods into North Korea or to facilitate orders of goods requested by South Korean business people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like most North Korean trade, however, the majority of commercial projects with unofficial links to South Korean citizens were suspended after the North Korean authorities shut down the Sino-North Korean border in January of last year to prevent the spread of COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet, North Korean authorities seem to be implementing measures to prevent business with unofficial links to South Korea from resurfacing even after official trade between North Korea and China resumes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, North Korean authorities screened traders and firms when they applied for new <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">waku<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (trade certificates) last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41346\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-41346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/20190703_nkwk-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"North Korean workers entering a store in Dandong, China\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/20190703_nkwk-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/20190703_nkwk-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/20190703_nkwk-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/20190703_nkwk-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/20190703_nkwk-1-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/20190703_nkwk-1-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/20190703_nkwk-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Korean workers entering a store in Dandong, China (taken in June 2019). \/ Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The authorities reportedly used the personal information provided in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">waku <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">applications to find traders engaged in activities with connections to South Koreans. Now, they are demanding that North Korean expatriates residing in China not engage in any activities that involve South Koreans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to ordering North Korean expatriates in China not to go to restaurants or stores operated by South Koreans, North Korean authorities also forbid expatriates from patronizing establishments run by ethnic Korean Chinese citizens married to South Koreans. In other words, all direct and indirect contact with South Korean citizens has been banned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, the authorities have even prohibited North Korean expatriates living in China from using South Korean products. However, the preference for South Korean goods among North Korean expatriates in the country is reportedly so great that some say \u201cthere isn\u2019t a single [North Korean] household [in China] that doesn\u2019t use South Korean products.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-ranking North Korean officials are also known to prefer South Korean products such as rice cookers, cosmetics, toothpaste, shampoo, and medicine. Therefore, some say that the authorities may turn a blind eye towards violations of the order to ensure high-ranking cadres acquire products that they want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf we really want to cut off the flow of South Korean goods [into North Korea], we should go into the homes of party officials and see if they use South Korean goods or not,\u201d another source in China told Daily NK. \u201cWhere there\u2019s demand, there will be supply.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea has moved to vigorously prevent the flow of outside culture into the country following the December 2020 adoption of the \u201canti-reactionary thought law,\u201d which targets consumers and distributors of South Korean movies, dramas, and other \u201ccultural content.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries last month, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasized the struggle against \u201canti-socialism\u201d and ordered the strengthening of efforts to \u201ceducate\u201d the country\u2019s youth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean authorities believe that one way South Korean and \u201ccapitalist\u201d culture enters North Korea is through traders and expatriates based in China. Going forward, it appears likely that the authorities will further strengthen efforts to monitor and control the ideology and activities of expatriates as part of efforts to block the flow of information. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>*Translated by S &amp; J<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20210527-3\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korean authorities are implementing measures to ferret out and blacklist business projects with links to South Korea before fully restarting Sino-North Korean trade. 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