♫musicjinni

U.S. State Department official describes recent defection case as window into North Korean life

video thumbnail
美 국무부 관리 "귀순 북한병사, 北 생활상에 대한 창" + 軍, 대북 확성기로 최전방 북한군에 'JSA 귀순' 소식 전파
The New York Times has published an op-ed by an official at the U.S. State Department,... who described the recent defection case of a North Korean soldier to South Korea as a window into life under the Kim Jong-un regime.
The article also slammed Pyongyang for letting even its most-trusted soldiers suffer from terrible malnutrition.
Kim Hyo-sun reports. A U.S. State Department official says the plight of the North Korean soldier who defected to South Korea recently,... is a window into life in North Korea.
Brian Hook, director of policy planning and senior policy adviser at the State Department, commented in an op-ed piece in the New York Times,... that the young soldier had hepatitis B and an enormous number of parasitic worms in his intestines.
Describing the North as a slave state,... Hook explained that even trusted soldiers suffer from terrible malnourishment as the regime directs most of its money towards its nuclear and missile programs.
He added that the living conditions for the vast majority of other North Koreans are much worse.
Meanwhile,... the South Korean military is broadcasting news of the defected soldier towards North Korean servicemen.
According to officials,... they started broadcasting the news via the South Korean military's loudspeakers set up along the border,... shortly after the defection on November 13th.
Such broadcasts are heavily criticized by North Korea,... claiming they may provoke defections by its front-line soldiers.
Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.


Arirang News Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/arirangtvnews
------------------------------------------------------------
[Subscribe Arirang Official YouTube]
ARIRANG TV: http://www.youtube.com/arirang
ARIRANG RADIO: http://www.youtube.com/Music180Arirang
ARIRANG NEWS: http://www.youtube.com/arirangnews
ARIRANG K-POP: http://www.youtube.com/arirangworld
ARIRANG ISSUE: http://www.youtube.com/arirangtoday
ARIRANG CULTURE: http://www.youtube.com/arirangkorean
------------------------------------------------------------
[Visit Arirang TV Official Pages]
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/arirangtv
Twitter: http://twitter.com/arirangworld
Instagram: http://instagram.com/arirangworld
Homepage: http://www.arirang.com
------------------------------------------------------------
[Arirang K-Pop]
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/arirangworld
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/arirangkpop
Google+: http://plus.google.com/+arirangworld

South Korean reporters leave for coverage on North Korea's dismantling..

N. Korea art troupe performs their first performance in Gangneung

North Korea unifies its time zone with South Korea

North Korean defector fully conscious but suffering from trauma

South Korean and North Korean art troupes finish last joint pop concert

North Korean art troupe to hold rare performance in Gangneung

N. Korea's Kim Jong-un invites S. Korean president to Pyongyang in rare Blue House luncheon

S. Korea sends 10,000 face masks to Navajo to help them fight COVID-19

N. Koreans competing in Asian Games arrive in S. Korea for training

North Korea soldier makes daring defection to South Korea across JSA

N. Korea to keep borders shut until COVID-19 treatments ready

N. Korea criticizes South Korea over anti-Pyeongyang leaflets sent by defectors

[Global Insight] How far will North Korea go? Regime blows up contact office after threatening ...

Highly likely there are COVID-19 cases in N. Korea: Expert

North Korean soldier who defected to South Korea wakes up

[LIVE/ARIRANG NEWS] S. Korean president's special envoys treated to Kim Jong-un hosted dinner...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in warns North Korea "Behave. Do not make us wage war"

[Global Insight] Is N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un cracking under pressure?

S. Korean artists to perform in Pyongyang for first time in 13 years

Pres. Moon says latest push for N. Korea's denuclearization is different

N. Korean delegates arrive in Seoul for pre-Olympics inspection

[Global Insight] North Korea shouldn't take foolish actions as South's military is "ready" to ...

North Korea hands out statement on their stance on the Korean Peninsula

South Korean president's special envoys return home after two days in North Korea

South Korea wants answers after North Korea cancels inspection trip to check performance venues

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, wife attend performance by South Korean art troupe in Pyongyang

[LIVE/ ARIRANG NEWS] N. Korea to dismantle northern nuclear test site within May

Chuseok delicacies in South and North Korea

President Moon calls on N. Korea to boldly move to end Korean War

S. Korean artists to perform in Pyongyang for first time in 13 years

Disclaimer DMCA