China: Massive Search under Way to Arrest an 'Important N. Korean Fugitive Soldier'

Daily NK ^ | 09/29/05 | Kim Young-jin

[TigerLikesRooster]

/begin my translation

Massive Search under Way to  Arrest  an 'Important N. Korean Fugitive Soldier',  Tense Sino-N. Korean Border

[Breaking news from the border] Tollgates are manned not by police but military, running thorough checks for  possession of weapons

[2005-09-29 16:22]

Chinese border troops running a checkpoint. All vehicles and passers-by are being checked

Checks and searches in Sino-N. Korean border area to capture 'an important  N. Korean fugitive soldier', which had started in the afternoon of (Sept.) 28th, is still continuing as of 4pm, (Sept.) 29th.

At 3pm, (Sept.) 29th[S. Korean time], (Chinese) border troops were urgently dispatched at ' Ryong-yen(?) Tollgate,' located in Yanbian Ethnic Korean Autonomous District, running checkpoints. The tollgate  is on the Long-jing side of the highway connecting Long-jing to Yanji.

Normally, it is manned by traffic cops, but (this time) border troops carrying their rifles are running checks on every vehicle and people passing through(the tollgate.) It is highly unusual that border troops guarding the (Sino-N. Korean) border are showing up well inside the border, which makes it almost certain that they are under the order to capture an important N. Korean fugitive.

Border troops running checks only say, "We are looking for a N. Korean,"  without giving any further hints on what kind of person they are searching for.

It is unusual (for border troops) to conduct checks while carrying rifles. [my note: the marking on the vehicle says 'Jilin Border Defense.']

When checking large vehicles, the troops get inside and check every passenger.

They check not only passengers of taxicabs but also the inside of their trunk. 

Kim Young-jin from Yanji, China

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[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #20

China is the easiest place to escape to. It is just across a river, which in some places is no more than a shallow creek. Escape through sea or over DMZ is more difficult because it is much easier to be spotted.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #20

Besides, a N. Korean can blend into ethnic Korean population in N.E. China, posing as a migrant laborer.

[dfwgator]

to arrest an armed N. Korean soldier whose last name is Park.

Well that certainly narrows it down. :)

[printhead]

IIRC, the last few defectors I have read about escaped through China to end up in South Korea.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[dfwgator]

"Hopefully they will catch Chan Ho before next season" said Mr. Hicks.

If he runs as good as he pitches, he shouldn't be too hard to catch.

[martin_fierro]

we are stepping up checks and searches to arrest an armed N. Korean soldier whose last name is Park.

Well that really narrows it down.

To about 35% of the entire population.

< |:)~

[P8riot]

Well, the name "Park" doesn't narrow it down much...

Maybe his parents named him after the commanding US general during the Korean conflict.

[GAB-1955]

Well, the name "Park" doesn't narrow it down much...

They could have named him "Drive," "Reverse," or "Neutral."

[The Old Hoosier]

He may not have had time for anything safer.

[The Old Hoosier]

He may not have had time for anything safer.

[SevenofNine]

Maybe Chia pet long time movie director LOL!

OH MAN I hope this guy get away end up on OUR Side of the border in South Korea Tiger on DMZ Zone HMMM

[TravisBickle]

Perhaps he's from the CENTRAL part of NK or maybe from the FOREST.

[gogogodzilla]

Maybe it's a cover for a Lee or Kim.

:-)

[Petey139]

Looks like Korean Hunting Season is officially open (SARC)

[ThanhPhero]

That's like "Nguyen" in Viet Nam, I think.

[ThanhPhero]

MOST people getting out of NK go through China. It's much easier than trying to go across the most heavily armed, manned, and fortified border in the world to South Korea.

[paulcissa]

You folks got nuthin' on American girls.

[geedee]

Hubba-Hubba. Nothing is more beautiful than an Oriental Gal.

But on your heighth comments, I found the following here
"The average Chinese woman is about 5 feet 2 inches tall and the average man about 5 feet 6 inches, according to the report." This report details the Chinese obsessions with height.

I'm not sure how that relates to Chinese soldiers and security personnel but my figure is probably as accurate as yours. Not that it matters, I was just trying to inject a little humor into the thread.

If I upset anyone, that was not my intent and I apologize. I have both a brother-in-law and sister-in-law who are Oriental and I love them both as though they were of my own blood. He, by the way, calls me "Polar Bear" because I'm a gorilla slob while she calls me "Gentle Ben." They're as Rednecked as I am so I don't get away with much when dealing with them. LOL.

Again, if my comments upset anyone, I apologize. I've never purposefully hurt anyone in my life . . . especially not a FEllow FReeper.