China and the North Korean Refugee Crisis

Authors

Christina Ahn

Keywords

BYU Asian Studies, China, North Korea, refugee

Abstract

On 8 May 2002, shocking images of five North Korean refugees at a Japanese consulate in northeast China were captured. Although two members of the party—both men—successfully made it inside the consulate, two women and a child were dragged away from the gate of their safe haven by Chinese police (Gittings 2002). All five individuals were eventually detained—and though their fates remain unknown, it is likely they were immediately deported to North Korea, possibly the worst outcome for any North Korean defector.

Recommended Citation

Ahn, Christina (2018) "China and the North Korean Refugee Crisis," BYU Asian Studies Journal: Vol. 5, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/asj/vol5/iss1/2