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Obama calls for Bush to raise N. Korean refugee deportation issue with China
By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, July 18 (Yonhap) -- Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Friday urged the Bush administration to press the issue of forced repatriation of North Korean defectors to China, often under fire for human rights violations.
"When they do leave, they should not be forcibly returned into persecution; they should have the protection to which asylum seekers and refugees are entitled under international law," Obama said in a letter to the Korean Church Coalition (KCC) for North Korea Freedom obtained here Friday. "These issues should be on the table when we talk to countries in the region, including China."
Obama's remarks come just weeks ahead of Bush's planned trip to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.
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