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The Diplomat who defied Kim Jong-un
In August 2016, Thae Yong-ho became one of the highest-ranking officials ever to defect from North Korea. Stephen Evans met with him in Seoul for a wide ranging interview.
In August last year, Thae Yong-ho became one of the highest-ranking officials ever to defect from North Korea. He'd been a diplomat for Pyongyang in London. Our Korea correspondent, Stephen Evans, met him several times then and sat down with him earlier this week in Seoul for a wide ranging interview.
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