Linjiang. 

We were there. 

This was the gateway to North Korea. 

'Keep away from South Korea,' said Max, who was holding hands with Tia and Miyuki, both of them were wearing 1970's Elton John pink plastic glasses.

'And you are spared a quick course in South Korean propaganda,' I said.

I had suspected the divide between the north and south was a charade. 

'It is,' said Tia,' it's all about getting funding, the South Koreans get funding from the US and then that funding is channeled to North Korea.' 

Asian grafting at it's best, I said.

Linjiang is like any little border town, a smuggling hot spot. 

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