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Effects of Famine and Other Deprivations on North Korean Refugees in China

July 21, 2008

Marcus Noland reports on the results of a survey of 1,346 North Korean refugees at 11 Chinese sites. Conducted between August 2004 and September 2005, the survey indicates flight from famine, poverty, and political repression.





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