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"We Americans think of China as a surveillance state. But in North Korea, it's 100 times worse"—Charles Ryu

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57% Informative

Charles Ryu escaped North Korea and made it to China , but was sent back to North Korea .

Ryu says North Koreans are so isolated that they believe even absurd propaganda.

Ryu uses his experiences to try to educate Americans about the dangers of socialism.

Ryu is thrilled to be in America because he was able to go to school, find a job and marry.

VR Score

55

Informative language

51

Neutral language

57

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

28

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

short-lived

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