{"id":55825,"date":"2023-08-16T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T01:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=55825"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:53:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:53:42","slug":"two-north-korean-defectors-heading-south-korea-picked-up-police-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/two-north-korean-defectors-heading-south-korea-picked-up-police-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Two N. Korean defectors heading to S. Korea picked up by police in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two North Korean defectors headed for South Korea from China\u2019s Jilin Province were recently arrested by Chinese police, Daily NK has learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, a source in China told Daily NK on Aug. 8 that \u201cin mid-July, they left home and traveled for two days on a taxi, but just when they got on a bus headed for the China-Laos border, they were discovered by Chinese police at a checkpoint.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, the two defectors had set off for South Korea after hearing from a broker helping defectors leave the country that he would \u201csend them safely to South Korea without incident.\u201d Before their arrest, they had already given the broker an advance payment of RMB 55,000, or around USD 7,600.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, rumors have been spreading on social network services that defectors currently detained in Chinese prisons are about to be forcefully repatriated. The rumors suggest that defectors whose identities have not been confirmed by their Chinese families are about to be arrested and then sent back to North Korea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK\u2019s source said that defectors in China are full of anxiety and fear because of these rumors, and that some defectors are looking for ways to reach South Korea as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brokers claim existence of new and safe route to South Korea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, brokers are seeking out clients for their services and are demanding advance payments from defectors who contact them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMost defectors in China are lying low at the moment because they know that the Chinese are intensifying efforts to prevent people from heading to South Korea, but some defectors are paying brokers in advance and then getting arrested on their way to South Korea. That\u2019s because brokers are assuring their clients that they can safely make it to South Korea through a \u2018newly-developed route,\u2019\u201d the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, the source\u2019s report suggests that defectors who have chosen to quickly leave China out of fear of repatriation are not only throwing away their money but also getting caught by the police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source told Daily NK that the two recently arrested defectors were just the latest example of people being taken advantage of by brokers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe two were moved to Jilin Province where they are currently being interrogated. There are rumors that they will be repatriated but we\u2019ll have to wait and see.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUp until late June, people would usually be released after paying a fine if they were caught trying to escape from China to South Korea. Since July, however, people have found it difficult to get released even if they pay a fine.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Translated by Annie Eun Jung Kim. Edited by Robert Lauler.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Daily NK works with a network of sources who live inside North Korea, China and elsewhere. Their identities remain anonymous due to security concerns. More information about Daily NK\u2019s reporting partner network and information gathering activities can be found on our FAQ page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/faq\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20230808-5\/\"><i>Read in Korean<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two North Korean defectors headed for South Korea from China\u2019s Jilin Province were recently arrested by Chinese police, Daily NK has learned. 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