The Chinese regime may be preparing for a wave of North Korean defectors or asylum seekers. The Korea Times published a letter allegedly issued by the Chinese, looking to fill positions related to security on the border with Korea.
The letter lists needed positions in areas including border security, public security, trade, customs, and quarantine, and says they are “urgently” recruiting Korean-Chinese interpreters near the North Korean border.
The letter was initially published on April 27 by Hong Kong-based news outlet The Oriental Daily.
While the context and reasoning for the letter are not clearly stated, its timing coincides with tensions around North Korea, with the United States and China working to possibly end the isolated state’s nuclear weapons program.
While the Chinese regime has helped prop up the North Korean dictatorship, relations between the two are complex. North Korea is an ally of a faction led by former Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin that is locked in conflict with current Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
