'Currently impossible': North Korea defections in freefall“目前不可能”:朝鲜叛逃人数骤降
PAJU, South Korea: A building-sized North Korean flag waves from a tower on the de facto border with South Korea, marking territory that experts say has become nearly impossible to escape.

PAJU, South Korea: A building-sized North Korean flag waves from a tower on the de facto border with South Korea, marking territory that experts say has become nearly impossible to escape.
The combined total of North Koreans to reach South Korea in the past six years is less than the number that typically defected each year for decades -- and appears to be declining further in 2026.
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韩国坡州:一面楼房大小的朝鲜国旗在朝韩实际边界的一座塔楼上飘扬,标志着专家所说的几乎不可能逃离的领土。
过去六年抵达韩国的朝鲜人总数少于过去几十年每年叛逃的人数——而且到 2026 年,这一数字似乎还会进一步下降。
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