Seoul has repeatedly called on Beijing not to send back North Korean defectors held in China to their communist homeland, and has grown frustrated with Beijing's longstanding policy of turning a blind eye to its calls.
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2012/02/23 20:34 KST
9 N. Korean defectors repatriated to their homeland
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Nine North Korean defectors who were detained in China were repatriated to their homeland over the weekend as South Korea ratcheted up pressure on China not to send North Korean defectors to their communist country, informed sources said Thursday.
Seoul has repeatedly called on Beijing not to send back North Korean defectors held in China to their communist homeland, and has grown frustrated with Beijing's longstanding policy of turning a blind eye to its calls.
Seoul has repeatedly called on Beijing not to send back North Korean defectors held in China to their communist homeland, and has grown frustrated with Beijing's longstanding policy of turning a blind eye to its calls.
