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InkDaddy2 t1_j5wen4q wrote on January 26, 2023 at 12:56 AM

Reply to comment by billpalto in North Korea locks down capital Pyongyang over respiratory illness | North Korea by AugustWolf22

They have the lowest military spending in the region, they're just poor. It's a resource poor area, and they don't exactly cultivate many trade relationships. Isolation is not a strong economic choice, apparently.