From the Asia Times Online:
The slow, arduous exodus of North Koreans such as Ms Moon, 34, who wants to go to South Korea, is posing increasingly vexing diplomatic conundrums between South Korea and China, as both nations grapple with North Korea’s decay and the resulting, unwanted fallout for Beijing and Seoul.
“Honestly, most families can’t really eat well” in North Korea, said Ms Moon, working a low-profile restaurant job in this dusty city with a large population of ethnic Koreans, one hour into China from the North Korean border. “When I came to China, I learned that people in North Korea eat worse than a pig in China.” She asked that her full name not be used.
