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Korea's Gateway?(North Koreans flee to China)(Brief Article)
Last Wednesday five members of the Kil Su family stormed the Japanese Consulate in the Chinese city of Shenyang, seeking political asylum. All made it through the front gate before Chinese police dragged them back. Much to Beijing's chagrin, this was just the latest group of North Koreans trying to flee Kim Jong Il's regime via his communist ally China.
Although Beijing's official stance is to return such refugees to their homeland, where prison or worse would await them, recent refugee successes have sparked hope for North Koreans. Last June seven members of the Kil Su family stormed the Beijing office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Beijing--eager not to sully its bid to host the 2008 Olympics--let them go to South Korea via a third country. This past March, 25 North Koreans gained entry to the Spanish Embassy in Beijing. Since then smaller groups have sought refuge in German and American diplomatic offices. Almost all of these refugees have been granted free passage to South Korea.
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