| 1 | Like the rest of us, Koreans live in interesting times. | |
| 2 | During the year reports suggested that the number of North Koreans in northeastern China declined. | |
| 3 | It was impossible to ascertain whether the North Koreans had been coached on what to say or how to say it. | |
| 4 | North Korean participants in the reunions receive several days of guidance about what they should and shouldn't talk about. | |
| 5 | The United States has long since made peace with both Russia and China, but the Korean conflict continues to this day, with analysts still struggling to understand the Koreans on their own terms. |