shenyang is the nucleus of china's northeast region, called manchuria.bundant natural resources have long made this place attractive for industry: wood, coal and iron to fuel factories, plentiful rice production to feed workers. it has been the center of china's heavy industrial activities for the past 75 years. located in liaoning province, shenyang has a population of 6.8 million. the factory district covers a full third of the total area of the city. li guoping is a geographer on the staff of the china science academy's research center. his area of study is the northeast industrial region. there are over 1,000 factories in the tiexi industrial ne, which spreads along the west side of shenyang. many state-owned enterprises have factories here. they are typical of those that made up the backbone of the sialist economy. ( speaking chinese ) translator: one of the problems facing the tiexi industrial zone at the present time is the aging of its plants and uipment. quite a lot of it is old and is still in use after more than 20 years. actually, some of thi

i think adrian and joseph were actually both in shenyang at the same time incarcerated or tab one for their protection, the other truly being incarcerated. but i don't believe they met at the same time. joseph, i'll ask you to speak first, talk about your story and then a dream. >> good afternoon, everyone. my academic counselor advised me to take speech class, but i wisely chose computer class instead, which i kind of regret. before i continue my speech, i would like to address special thanks to ms. melanie kirkpatrick. thanks so much for your interest in north korean human rights. i am very honored and humbled to stand before you to speak. because of your interest, i believe we really will make a difference. thank you so much. my name is joseph kim and i was born and raised in north korea until i was 16. with all my family constantly against poverty, i was always loved and cared for first because i was the only son and the youngest in the family. however, that kind of luxurious life is not reserved for me forever. when i was 13, my father died of starvation and my mom disappeared an