A Chinese city has been ordered to «urgently» hire Korean translators, stirring speculation of a potential military clash that could result in an influx of refugees.
A Chinese city has been ordered to «urgently» hire Korean translators, stirring speculation of a potential military clash that could result in an influx of refugees.
The town of Dandong was asked to recruit several Korean-Chinese interpreters to work at 10 departments in the town, including border security, public security, trade, customs, and quarantine, The Korea Times reported citing Hong Kong-based newspaper Oriental Daily, which posted a photo of the alleged mandate from the Chinese government.
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The document did not state the reason for the sudden, large-scale recruitment. But experts suggest that China could be bracing for a possible military conflict between the United States and North Korea. Dandong, with its population count at two million, plays a crucial role in North Korea’s economy because a significant amount of the nation’s international trade passes through the city.
