As North Korea Tensions Rise, Farming in the Demilitarized Zone Goes On
NORTH KOREA Sea of Japan Pyongyang East Sea DEMILITARIZED ZONE Taesung Seoul Yellow Sea SOUTH KOREA 75 Miles APRIL 20, 2017
North Korea has about one million troops and South Korea has about 600,000 soldiers, though
not all of them are stationed near the DMZ, which runs about 150 miles from coast to coast.
If we were really scared, why would we be here farming?" There have been outbreaks of violence inside the DMZ, including the killing of two American soldiers by North Korean troops in 1976 and a 1984 firefight
that killed three North Korean soldiers and one South Korean.
Two years ago, North Korean soldiers reportedly sneaked into the southern side of the zone
and planted land mines that maimed two South Korean soldiers.
Kim said that The military is protecting us and safeguarding us every day,
Motoko Rich The South Korean military says no one really lives in Kijong, a sprinkling
of turquoise buildings with a North Korean flag flying from a 540-foot pole.
By MOTOKO RICHAPRIL 20, 2017
TAESUNG, South Korea — All day long, and all through the night, the villagers hear the music.
In a village in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Korean Peninsula, songs trumpeting the virtues of North Korea boom all day long.