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North Korea military officer discharged over wife's Chinese relative

Summary by DailyNK
North Korean authorities recently discharged a military officer stationed in Hamhung after discovering that his wife has a relative in China who is an ethnic Korean-Chinese. The abrupt dismissal has fueled suspicion inside his unit that a power struggle over his position, not the relative, was the real motive. A source in South Hamgyong province told Daily NK on Thursday that the officer served in the rear services department of a division under…

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DailyNK broke the news on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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