Vampire [any] to politics • 6 months agoWhat’s behind North Korea’s shock change of policy towards the South?external-linkmessage-square17 fedilinkarrow-up144
arrow-up144external-linkWhat’s behind North Korea’s shock change of policy towards the South?Vampire [any] to politics • 6 months agomessage-square17 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareJoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]hexbear19·6 months agoThe fall of the Soviet Union took the DPRK's (and many of the AES's) biggest trading partner off the table. Lead to famine and all sorts of resource issues. If I remember correctly, DPRK was actually better off than the South for a while there. link
minus-squareLesbianLiberty [she/her]hexbear7·6 months agoYeah, but I was under the assumption that period is completely over link
minus-squareJoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]hexbear13·6 months agoI don't think they ever really got back to where they were, but trade with China had them on the right track. Then covid hit. link
The fall of the Soviet Union took the DPRK's (and many of the AES's) biggest trading partner off the table. Lead to famine and all sorts of resource issues. If I remember correctly, DPRK was actually better off than the South for a while there.
Yeah, but I was under the assumption that period is completely over
I don't think they ever really got back to where they were, but trade with China had them on the right track. Then covid hit.
Gotcha, that's a huge shame