Summary of Laura Ling & Lisa Ling's Somewhere Inside

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#1 I had reported from different parts of China, but this was my first time in the northeast. I could sense a connection between the Korean and Chinese cultures. The area we were in was home to millions of citizens of North Korea, one of the most isolated and repressive countries in the world.

#2 We met our guide, a Korean-Chinese man in his late thirties, at the hotel. He would be taking us to the border area where North Koreans make their way to China. We would have to be careful and discreet so as not to put any defectors at risk of deportation.

#3 Laura had always put a lot of pressure on herself, and she never stopped working. She was constantly checking her BlackBerry, even when with her family. I was constantly frustrated by her lack of attention to anything but work.

#4 Mitch was a mentor to me, and I considered him a member of my family. I had worked with him on several stories over the years, and now we were working on the Chinese–North Korean border to trafficking of North Korean women.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822506381

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had reported from different parts of China, but this was my first time in the northeast. I could sense a connection between the Korean and Chinese cultures. The area we were in was home to millions of citizens of North Korea, one of the most isolated and repressive countries in the world.

#2

We met our guide, a Korean-Chinese man in his late thirties, at the hotel. He would be taking us to the border area where North Koreans make their way to China. We would have to be careful and discreet so as not to put any defectors at risk of deportation.

#3

Laura had always put a lot of pressure on herself, and she never stopped working. She was constantly checking her BlackBerry, even when with her family. I was constantly frustrated by her lack of attention to anything but work.

#4

Mitch was a mentor to me, and I considered him a member of my family. I had worked with him on several stories over the years, and now we were working on the Chinese–North Korean border to trafficking of North Korean women.

#5

The selling of women as brides is becoming more and more common in China. Because of the country’s exploding population, the government has begun limiting the number of children Chinese couples can have. However, many couples want a single child to be male.

#6

China is North Korea’s closest ally, and as a result, a thriving black market has emerged in North Korea as Korean-Chinese businesspeople take advantage of the North’s isolation.

#7

I was beginning to worry about the amount of pressure Laura was applying herself with. Her work was beginning to affect her personal life, even her health. She had been on medication for more than a year to treat her ulcers, and her last endoscopy indicated that a new ulcer had formed.

#8

We went to the Tumen River to film the crossing point between North Korea and China, where defectors escape through. We didn’t intend on staying long because we wanted to get back to Yanji to catch an afternoon flight south to Shenyang.

#9

I had set my iPod to wake me up at 4 A. M. It was 1 A. by the time I got into bed. I figured I’d plow through