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right, many people believe that both taesung—dong and kijong—dong exist in the hope of one day reunifyingween the two koreas. but this hope is dying. last month, the north declared unification impossible and branded south korea its number one enemy, putting the elderly residents on the front line of escalating tensions. we're taken out to the fields along the border. beyond the rusty sign is north korea. here, farmers must be escorted by soldiers with machine guns. we're so close to north korea now. the border isjust there behind us and there is no fencing whatsoever. so there is nothing to physically stop the soldiers from walking into these fields and then on into the village. as darkness descends, the threat rises. soldiers go door to door, checking everyone's inside. this curfew is the most restrictive part of village life. and before we go, window washing is usually seen as more functional than fun. a chore, not a sporting challenge. but a father—daughter duo in the uk would disagree. terry �*turbo' burrows has held the record for cleaning windows for 29 years, with a personal best t
right, many people believe that both taesung—dong and kijong—dong exist in the hope of one day reunifyingween the two koreas. but this hope is dying. last month, the north declared unification impossible and branded south korea its number one enemy, putting the elderly residents on the front line of escalating tensions. we're taken out to the fields along the border. beyond the rusty sign is north korea. here, farmers must be escorted by soldiers with machine guns. we're so close to north...
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many people believe that both taesung dong and kijong dong exist in the hope of one day reunifying thehat, perhaps one day it could pave the way for the normalisation of relations between the two koreas. what would happen if it disappeared? it would be a very strong symbol, right, that the terms of the armistice are no longer being enforced. as we're preparing to move on, we're alerted to a threat. we were planning just nowjust to walk up here a couple of hundred metres to a field closer to the north korean border. but we've just found out in the last half hour that a group of north koreans have defected directly down here to the south. and so we've just been told by the security team here that it's too dangerous to go there because the north korean guards, it's likely, are going to be on high alert. and it is a reminder that although in some ways this village feels very peaceful, the situation is incredibly unpredictable. given the risks, it might seem strange anyone would choose to live here. but those who were born here, like park pil—sun, have their history sewn into this land. the
many people believe that both taesung dong and kijong dong exist in the hope of one day reunifying thehat, perhaps one day it could pave the way for the normalisation of relations between the two koreas. what would happen if it disappeared? it would be a very strong symbol, right, that the terms of the armistice are no longer being enforced. as we're preparing to move on, we're alerted to a threat. we were planning just nowjust to walk up here a couple of hundred metres to a field closer to the...
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right, many people believe that both taesung dong and kijong—dong exist in the hope of one day reunifyingtween the two koreas. but this hope is dying. last month, the north declared unification impossible and branded south korea its number one enemy, putting the elderly residents on the front line of escalating tensions. we're taken out to the fields along the border. beyond the rusty sign is north korea. here, farmers must be escorted by soldiers with machine guns. we're so close to north korea now. the border isjust there behind us and there is no fencing whatsoever. so there is nothing to physically stop the soldiers from walking into these fields and then on into the village. as darkness descends, the threat rises. soldiers go door to door, checking everyone's inside. this curfew is the most restrictive part of village life. the shin family with two small children are unusual. many young people have left the village, lured by the opportunities of modern day south korea, and its numbers are shrinking. do you think young people can be convinced to stay here? translation: i don't think i
right, many people believe that both taesung dong and kijong—dong exist in the hope of one day reunifyingtween the two koreas. but this hope is dying. last month, the north declared unification impossible and branded south korea its number one enemy, putting the elderly residents on the front line of escalating tensions. we're taken out to the fields along the border. beyond the rusty sign is north korea. here, farmers must be escorted by soldiers with machine guns. we're so close to north...
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right, many people believe that both taesung dong and kijong—dong exist in the hope of one day reunifyingtwo koreas. but this hope is dying. last month, the north declared unification impossible and branded south korea its number one enemy, putting the elderly residents on the front line of escalating tensions. we're taken out to the fields along the border. beyond the rusty sign is north korea. here, farmers must be escorted by soldiers with machine guns. we're so close to north korea now. the border is just there behind us, and there is no fencing whatsoever. so there is nothing to physically stop the soldiers from walking into these fields and then on into the village. as darkness descends, the threat rises. soldiers go door to door, checking everyone�*s inside. this curfew is the most restrictive part of village life. the shin family with two small children are unusual. many young people have left the village, lured by the opportunities of modern—day south korea, and its numbers are shrinking. do you think young people can be convinced to stay here? translation: i don't think it'll be
right, many people believe that both taesung dong and kijong—dong exist in the hope of one day reunifyingtwo koreas. but this hope is dying. last month, the north declared unification impossible and branded south korea its number one enemy, putting the elderly residents on the front line of escalating tensions. we're taken out to the fields along the border. beyond the rusty sign is north korea. here, farmers must be escorted by soldiers with machine guns. we're so close to north korea now....