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Waiting Game for North Korean Workers in China as Shutdown Deadline Looms

It's Business as Usual for Now, and One Diplomat Believes Some Firms Will Find a Way to Keep Operating

On a quiet street in the embassy district of Beijing, a neon-lit national flag forms an impressive backdrop to an almost empty North Korean restaurant as young waitresses sent from Pyongyang stand around waiting for customers.

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Topics: 
Politics, Society
Keywords: 
North Korean Migrants, North Korea, North Korea Sanctions, Sanctions, China-North Korea Relations
 
Topics: 
Politics, Society
Keywords: 
North Korean Migrants, North Korea, North Korea Sanctions, Sanctions, China-North Korea Relations
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