An Inconvenient Border: Where China Meets North Korea | ABC News

Bob Woodruff’s daring 880-mile journey along the China-North Korea border examines the delicate relationship between the two countries and the United States.
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[@HitarthDixit]

"Two football fields away from North Korea" is the most American way to measure distance

[@diogopinto9462]

Its so morons can understand .. You'd be surprised ... You remember when movies seemed to explain things so that retarded members of audiences could understand some plots ..?

[@MIHIRSK-lm6qf]

@@diogopinto9462 Yes i swear these people they're obviosuly supposed to know everything in the known universe how dare they be confused and not have information about everyhing in the world.

[@christiangaxiola5323]

@@diogopinto9462 u can’t talk about morons when ur name is “Diogo “

[@diogopinto9462]

@@christiangaxiola5323 ok, "Christian" ...

[@christiangaxiola5323]

@@diogopinto9462 “Diogo” 😆

[@neostylo4237]

Tour guide : “no photo” Cameramen : “oh this is video” Tour guide : “ok”

[@quchi7232]

Yes

[@CommandoMaster]

Hot girl as well. Just kiss her to shut her up.

[@zonelux]

thug life

[@Threeniner]

Ppp

[@theren2486]

@@CommandoMaster lol probably an incel commenting

[@julievanderleest]

I love it when the lady said, “ They’re not as good as us.”

[@user-dg8gc2zq4k]

she didn't mean the nuclear

[@justalol4570]

Bruh imagine saying that to your ally

[@theworldsbroken]

@@justalol4570 if your talking military might then why wouldn't you? The US can say that to all it's allies and it be completely true lol

[@r.b.1613]

You've been reporting from there for quite some time. I remember you from when we both were younger. Great report that took a great effort on your behalf. I've always wondered about this region but you literally had to become a native to thoroughly & accurately get at the truth. Thank you sir.

[@22vx]

they politely asked us not to video we politely ignored their request

[@stephenlee3911]

they're typicaly stupid ignorant "people"

[@pro60721]

This is how we Americans respond.

[@Veetiful]

Calm Patience username checks out :D

[@alfreddesouza1784]

“#VideosWithoutAnyDeviantSexualBehaviours>#PowerfulVisionaryTechnologicalToolsToFightCrimesWithOngoingProfessionalDemocraticGlobalReporters>#InformingWorldWithAccurateJudicialUntaintedInformationsAsEventsUnfold!>#DemocraticFreedomOfSpeech!>#NoGaggingsButShameForAnyMisusesOfDemocraticallyElectedGlobalPowers!>#WitheringPerspectivesReclaimingOurGlobalHugelyGiftedWorldAtSo-CalledOrdinaryCitizens!>#SDGs?>#JudicialDayOfJudgementsAtGenevaConvention?>#LeaveNoMessForSuccessiveGenerationsOfHopeAtDreamersAtDREAMers!”

[@BezdomniakPL]

Americans: "IT'S OUR FIRST AMMENDMENT RIGHT"

[@wickedgaming9520]

It must suck for North Koreans to be seeing the Chinese living a normal city life while they’re living in a farm basically like it’s the late 1800s early 1900s

[@checkcheck1579]

some city dwellers would disagree. and theres some people who would say ,they wish they were living in a "lovely farm like this." and thetes also those who would go on vacation on those laid back,simple villages.

[@wickedgaming9520]

Ugrak Pletkiilik yes a vacation but those people aren’t on vacation they’re being forced to live there and be poor and their government doesn’t care about them

[@jastv6945]

You can't miss something you never experienced before. Like having a girlfriend. Lol

[@swiftoooo]

@@jastv6945 F

[@nougayyy51]

@@jastv6945 ohhhhhhhhhh

[@dmajors58]

“Was loaded up, now it’s empty.” Walks by 25 flats of product waiting to be loaded.

[@grand_scope808]

Haven’t watched a decent major network documentary in forever! This is well done!! Informative and intense! Thank you!

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Imagine looking across a fence every day and seeing how much better life could be.

[@ferretman6790]

China is not any better. EDIT: I meant in terms of government and liberty, not quality of life.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

@@ferretman6790 I lived there for two years. It's better.

[@MiCharlXXD4]

@@ferretman6790 In terms of the gov policy, not really, but in terms of living quality, 100% better

[@destubae3271]

@@ferretman6790 It is though. If you get on the government's bad side, you're in for trouble, but go with the flow and your life is fine, with exception to factory work

[@rayshi8560]

Same thing with the two America’s when segregation was a thing.

[@PranksterGL25]

"This was full, now it is empty." Gawd damn genius reporting.....

[@trashpanda314]

Truly riveting

[@Maxmilion6004]

this was hilarious, i laughed

[@yopappy6599]

Shoedi .L 😂😂😂 fo real They try too hard

[@Carlos-ln1lx]

@Shoedi .L beat me to it haha, guys like" woahhhhh I wonder what was here" ignores obviously freshly unloaded couple truckloads of bricks next to him

[@lilpin2]

What a joke ..yup clearly the pallets of stone are right there smh.

[@darthhulka-burger3187]

I don't care what you hear too often these days, guys like Bob Woodruff & Journalists of the world's Free Press are true heroes. I admire The guts that they display, going into harm's way so that we can get insight into places where insight is forbidden.

[@gordonlam2757]

yes but those days of brazen reporters are fewer and fewer and the governments won't deal lightly with this kind of journalism, not worth to put your life in danger for a foreign press or news company exclusive report.

[@albiceleste101]

The documentary is handled so gracefully, you keep it flowing without clear attention stops and ends

[@LureThosePixels]

"Over there you've got china, with their buildings" "and over here, nothing but land, agriculture... and buildings"

[@habsphannn]

ABC paid this guy to be a tour guide. As far as actual information, which you would expect from an actual documentary, this was useless.

[@TheScaleModeller]

LureThosePixels - I LOL'd hard at that point as well.... magnificent scriptwriting

[@PhillipCowell01]

Yeah, I cracked up at that. I mean what he meant was on the China side there were high rise glass towers, and on the North Korean, iron shacks. But you think they would have edited that dialogue out, it was so ridiculous

[@k.b9583]

Didn't he get blown up in Iraq, think it took part of his brain with it

[@pritsie]

This doc is filled with those "puns"

[@jelliebeans5931]

Lmao the sign literally says do not throw food at North Koreans....

[@jaguar123987x]

Do you like when people throw food at you?

[@pfsm1238]

Those Mofukkerz are starving there ass off , they will eat rancid meat , rotten kangaroo meat , anything lol

[@Wafflepudding]

@@jaguar123987x Depends on whether I'm starving or not.

[@bloodhun23]

and some idiots in the west think China is a force of good.

[@TheRisskee]

@@bloodhun23 blows your mind, doesn't it. Sigh...

[@JasonLambek]

This was quite fascinating. The point made that the status-quo is what is currently the source of the defensive stress along the border towns is something that I believe many westerners are not altogether aware of in any major way. And I'm writing this at the end of 2020 now as well. Still poignant, still appreciated. Great reporting.

[@grandadgeorge80]

Enjoyed the whole recording, those are brave men, most appreciated.

[@MidnightShines4ever]

american : TENSIONS ARE STRONG BETWEEN CHINA AND NORTH KOREA chinese native: ... we have tensions ?..

[@hiraljoshi7211]

Bwahahahah

[@fastestdino2]

Tensions, Not so much. But there has certainly been chinese army movement in response to US actions and all that jazz. But something tells me it's an average day in border-town china.

[@henrymccarty5992]

Media clown.

[@greengoblynn]

Talk about propoganda lol

[@BillyKueekSG]

I understand fluent Mandarin, its my official second language and mother tongue. The chinese citizens living at the borders really didn't feel tensions, they however do hope that there will be no war. But the constant appearance and involvement of US politicians and military with South Korea, with Japan presented threats to the North to develop, test and showcase power. If US politicians focus of making America great again and stop appearing, involving and plunging their heads into every territory on the map, and let these people in these locations live their lives, I wonder why the need for nuclear power, weapons etc...

[@andrimandos]

waitress 'stop filming, we might get killed by the government' journalist 'no my story is more important than your life' carries on filming

[@vibez5847]

@Thedwarvenpower unless the country is liberated

[@jomamaboy75]

Vibez true, but you can’t liberate a country that doesn’t want to be liberated

[@huanhuang311]

@Thedwarvenpower It is just one of many similar videos. But she lives only once. What if the story isn't that important as you expected? You sorry?

[@vincentsong1355]

@Thedwarvenpower Really? She must have waited all these years for the ultimate moment, the moment that an American reporter turned her into a digital blimp. That is her sole purpose of existence.

[@dazaussieguy1954]

why film them no sense its stupid

[@birukhabesha925]

I am so excited to stay in Dandong for the last 5 years, I have studied here in dandong I love dandong the best city so far, very friendly people. Peace from Ethiopia.

[@ericfreeman8658]

Changbai Mountain is beautiful. Magnificent landscape

[@hairlesschimp479]

The Korean girl that asked the reporter to stop recording was mad cute.

[@SebHaarfagre]

Yes and the synth player too. And I naturally don't find the vast majority of Asians (along with others) attractive Late preemptive edit: I can't help it (and I don't treat anyone different for anything other than attraction ;) Or personality)

[@xtallllala1275]

North Korean government chose the best in best females in their country to work overseas to earn foreign currencies and all the money they earned go to treasury of North Korean

[@jamesyin7843]

@@xtallllala1275 goes to fat Kim maybe

[@josephnome]

@@SebHaarfagre Well thanks for that comment, I bet the vast majority of Asians would appreciate your input there.

[@yukonvon7350]

Save the girl!

[@HomTolland69]

I have always been fascinated by borders. The fact that you can go to another country by technically just walking into it. Surreal

[@cherylenemeora9181]

Surreal yet dangerous

[@linkzelda581]

Imaginary lines just that

[@NintendoFanboy21]

@@cherylenemeora9181 *Laughs in Schengen*

[@joash4332]

Cries in Philippines.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

@@NintendoFanboy21 Throws rock over US-Mexico border

[@kyril98741]

First time knowing about Baek Du mountain and the lake, when I watch 1N2D. It was emotional moments for them. It was like a pilgrimage.

[@majharsoren2975]

Documentary like these are the reason I feel alive everyday 😌👍

[@ashbull]

He is like a persistant noisy neighbour trying to peak in next doors garden, changing rooms and goes from looking out upstairs window to then standing on the shed.

[@amylee3531]

Yeah but if it wasnt for reporters doing that we would never know of the massive crimes against humanity and even what military defences many have.

[@adreantej7862]

waitress 'stop filming, we might get killed by the government' journalist 'no my story is more important than your life' carries on filming

[@acb9896]

Clearly you're missing what a reporter does.

[@K-Riz314]

Well he acted like he had missed their "big secret" shipment, but right next to the trucks were several strapped pallets of concrete bricks and tiles lol.

[@lonelyberg1808]

We're talking about a country, a mysterious country. By the way, I find it ironic that you're criticizing his behavior when it's you who's watching the video, which shows that you're almost like him, you're interested in what's going on in the garden next door.

[@Manamonke]

Remember when you were a kid and would draw a line in the dirt to say what area was yours... Yeah this is literally that.

[@cherrycoyote55]

Governments are litterally children

[@IBlackyl]

@@cherrycoyote55 gOvErNmeNts ArE LiTteRalLy ChIlDrEn. Glad you know how the world works, go tell everyone

[@Ash_Lawless]

that's literally how countries work. all of them. not just this one country.

[@NFSMAN50]

North Korea literally makes China seem like Norway in comparison. Even though China is a contreversial country and questionable at times, at least people can freely travel wherever they want, eat whatever they want, go to work wherever they want, and have more freedom than NK. The Grass is literally greener on the other side of the river

[@rohiths3554]

Why doesn't china send food to North Korea? Why doesn't north Korea merge with China?

[@rohiths3554]

@量化交易 then why does china let north Korea starve?

[@gazpachopolice7211]

@@rohiths3554 China sends food to North Korea. India does too occasionally. As for merging, the Koreans don't want it.

[@jonathanh9592]

Imagine being a kid there… only 3 hours a week of video games!

[@user-sy3qp3ze6p]

@@jonathanh9592 哈哈哈哈，我觉得学生就应该先学习文化

[@JU5TINPDX]

My grandfather was a colonel in the US army, and a veteran of the Korean War. I was lucky to be able to travel to South Korea with him in 2002, as part of a program where the South Korean government invited veterans from the war to come and visit and tour around. Going to the border within the DMZ between north and South Korea was a surreal experience. The border in this program is like a fence between you and your neighbors, the DMZ is like a fence built down the middle of your living room… very sad

[@tinamelton1770]

My oppa was protecting the DMZ as US Army Medic

[@UragilWorld]

As South Korean, we thank your grandfather for protecting us. We will always be grateful for his service and sacrifice.

[@alanmiller9681]

Enjoyed your post. I also served in South Korea in the 70s with the US Army. Since then I’ve visited twice, once for business. Yes. The border is surreal especially that extremely deep “3rd Invasion Tunnel.” I’ve also visited the border area from Jilin, China alongside the famous Chang Bai Shan volcano.

[@44_83]

@@UragilWorld You don't have to thank him or any american. They and Russians divided Korea and for their own selfish reasons. They didn't care anything about the country, just their own interests.

[@trakb959]

so my grandpa was there to against ur grandpa, both of them wasn't fight for their own nation. I feel so sad about it

[@callumbishop1193]

I love the way they are constantly told not to film but they constantly film

[@emperor270353]

classic example of americans with no respect of rule of law...

[@929Finn]

@@emperor270353 Hardly the case here though.

[@cosmoqueso637]

finn .mov887 553$598””. .

[@digitarts6085]

Chinese guard: You have two choices. sightseeing or going back. ABC guy: So, we did sightseeing with a little cam

[@hdkeemii8315]

same like Logan Paul

[@briancrawford69]

As an American I have always wanted to visit China. Governments aside they're just people like us and it would be fascinating to go there and explore their culture and people

[@raindear7309]

thanks man. Your comment was probably the most sensible for an american. Most of the comments i see about americans commenting on China is basically just saying that we are spreading virus and eating bats. I understand if they hate our government but i don't understand why they hate the people. In developed places you can't find any exotic foods. Those stuff are actually disgusting to most Chinese as well. Only the ones who grew up on those part eat those exotic foods. My parents would not even bring me to these types of markets as they say "don't ever eat these things". But its really nice seeing an american understand this. Edit:sorry for my bad english

[@wanglei91]

You're always welcome bro! I

[@dwaynethewokjohnson6646]

I went to China before it was amazing I love their hotpot

[@briancrawford69]

@@raindear7309 I would say a very large percentage of Americans love the people of China and would much rather our peoples get along. The sad thing CCP. They lied about the virus and cakes it to be so much worse but that's not the Chinese peoples fault. I feel so bad fro9them having to live under such a totalitarian regime. No freedoms and such brutual punishments. I hope one day the people of China can overthrow that government and get to live in true freedom. The benefits to both china and America would be amazing! The ease of trv and freedom in out of China without the CCP and tons of other benfits. I still plan of making a trip to China though and visit the wonderful and friendly people of China. Not to mention there are some BEAUTIFUL Chinese women lol. Hopefully they like white American men lol

[@raindear7309]

@@briancrawford69 The thing is that COVID is most likely not from China. CDC has already released information that COVID had already started to spread before the first case in China was even reported. The western media only reports badly about the CCP and their human rights thing and all that. The reason Chinese people love their government is because the CCP was the one that brought 70% of the Chinese population out of poverty but people only remembers the CCP killing Chinese people but that wasn't the whole CCP it was just Maozedong. Chinese people thinks that American freedom is basically just bullshit and full of hypocrisy because of whats happening in the US right now. But thanks for being open minded tho. oh and btw heres the vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX6QmK2jlNiCg5I

[@kuebby]

I appreciate that the Chinese citizens seem knowledgable and concerned about NK. We in America are "the enemy" but as their neighbor China would be the one experiencing most of the fallout.

[@Pvince73]

I traveled the same route in march 2008, as a very humble backpacket, no movie team around me, only a dslr camera in my hands… i never received any intimidations from border guards and i could go as far as Hunchun and Fangchuan where russia, china and korean borders meet. I am also a westerner and traveled with local transports and i walked a lot, but i kept low profil… i could explore every bridge across the Tumen river. some of them were broken and surveyed by cctv chinese cameras, but all was quiet on the eastern front! I could almost walk into north korea, especially near Hunyung, the old mandchukuo railway bridge

[@wongwljoey]

"this was loaded up, now it's empty. Wonder what it could've been" walks by a stack of bricks on pallets that is literally next to the truck

[@nehcooahnait7827]

No I think those bricks just happened to be there. City construction happens all the time in Chinese cities. They just wanted to pave the new pedestrian path

[@oexel]

😂

[@xavierlee99]

Exactly! Americans love conspiracies!

[@blueshirthandyman8460]

Well if you would have paid more close attention and looked at the opposite side of the bricks on the pallets you would have noticed that the sidewalk needs to be replaced or are you going to tell me that a Chinese thriving City like that the people are used to walk on dirt? Dummy.

[@mattck92]

Blue Shirt Handyman n

[@edgarsandoval289]

The girl in the restaurant didn't allow him to film because he was all up in their space. A vlogger I watch on KZbin went into the same restaurant and was able to film his experience because he respected their personal space.

[@seu6238]

Edgar Sandoval he wanted that to happen to add drama. Journalism these days is like that.

[@captaincorleone7088]

Yeah and Woodruff was still trying to film right up close, even after the girl - as he acknowledged, had politely asked him to stop.

[@BlessedThursday-1901]

Edgar Sandoval give the link or go home

[@YVO007]

Too bad there's such an agenda in this video, this footage could really be used to norminalize people who live on any side as being just people at the job of life. Great so no nukes needed...? Who is kidding who here? The great armies are an abundance of young generations who require purpose filled days, not the junk being sold to us as why we all need to get blood thirsty. No it is all because the old man is scared and old wemon feed off of competition. The fact that evil persons use our weakness and our strengths against us is its own monster which none of us need to fallow. Look for Dignity in your God and stop selling off your generation by teaching them to covet pride. Thank you YVO

[@unitedjt345]

The infamous arrogance of Americans and/or the west

[@damonscarface2063]

This guy should get an award for this piece

[@Chaziltasm]

I really want to see 백두산. I have been living in South Korea for 4 years, and I love it here. So many people consider that mountain sacred. When I judge childrens speeches in contests, so many kids write about a desire for unity, and the desire to see that mountain. Also, side note. When they met the Korean man on the mountain trail, I laughed cus he said "Oh Yeah!!!" Which is such a Korean response to foreigners haha. So many times a group of Korean highschool boys will pass me and say "Oh yeah, Okay!" Just using whatever random English they remember. He also speaks just like some of my old students.

[@edyisawesome5105]

haha... "north korea is absolutely dark" lmao. theyre leading the world in climate change

[@GregRickard]

saving money on electricity, need it for nuclear program.

[@voqsonofnone789]

Made my day 😆

[@lalalager21lovelyjubbly77]

It is not funny though is it little children should not live in darkness and fear

[@lalalager21lovelyjubbly77]

@Luis Ventura well either Kim or his dear dead dad the eternal leader that all North Korean still believe that he runs the country from beyond the grave 👻👻

[@HanKeBac]

I subscribed you.

[@joshdaugherty4109]

17:01 I love this interaction. He tells of how the people are suffering. But also how the leader is just taking and taking. Im glad they're all hoping for a peaceful resolution.

[@kishascape]

Idealistic and delusional. That's not how it works with authoritarian regimes and dictators. Only one way out.

[@rodneyyoung8096]

Watching on fire 🔥 stick. Thank you. Now i have a better understanding of these people groups. Your ability to submit a straight forward unbiased information is refreshing.

[@mrvescovi1]

Great reporting, Bob. A unique look at a highly filmed country.

[@erpol9258]

"What do you think about their nuclear test ?" "They aren't good as us "

[@jeffyng8658]

Er Pol Kim Jong Un: is that a fucking challenge?

[@lynnschaffer4186]

Our own gov may be doing testing

[@lieshtmeiser5542]

Yeah, completely misses the point of Maoist chinas relationship with Kim Il sungs North Korea.

[@ziyiliu5644]

Actually it is a misunderstanding. They separate the sentence to "hows the nuclear test" and "what do you think about NK". And the answer is for the last question.

[@smart_ass5630]

Hahahah ..I wasn't expecting that too..lol

[@Mirror0CJ]

abc should hire a chineses reporter ，will be much easier to pretend to be a merely traveller

[@bjornfinkelburgensteinski4629]

Mirror0CJ Was thinking the same thing.

[@1xtra299]

I think that was partly the main point. There is so much tension between NK, China and USA. I mean the entire video the guy kept emphasizing how the military and national police kept approaching them but every other Chinese person or car was left unbothered and how the views of the Chinese about the situation are so different from ours. Although it would be very interesting to get a real Chinese perspective, I feel like the whole point of this was to present this as if you went to see for yourself.

[@China_love_Palestine]

xd

[@China_love_Palestine]

LOL

[@hikaru-live]

An ethnic Han Chinese, naturalized American, who can speak good Mandarin and Korean would be the best bet here. Being an expatriate they can have access to some areas closed to usual foreign reporters (especially if they still have their Chinese ID card intact, since most guards does not have the resources to validate the citizenship status just from the ID card itself) but being a foreign citizen will set the government on diplomacy mode for handling him.

[@leedonghae435]

The view from that Great Wall is spectacular

[@leo68stamina]

Appreciate the challenges you guys took to film this video. Eye opener indeed. Thank you

[@colinyuan5404]

if you want to know why China support North Korea, then i think i need someone explain to me why the biggest democratic country in this world: USA, support one of the biggest dictatorships in the world: Saudi Arabia.

[@schizophrenia6402]

US only want its oil.. that's all, but north korea has nothing

[@Drachepower]

schizo phrenia minerals

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

Don't forget israel

[@RJT80]

Colin Yuan Hey kiddo, the world isn't as squeaky clean as you'd like. You can draw false equivalencies till you run out of examples but they won't be anymore inteligent as this one.

[@junziv]

schizo phrenia nk has nothing but it’s standing between China and US ally South Korea which means it’s still geopolitically important to China

[@blastalldaybitch]

"this truck was loaded up now its empty" man they really give ya the details ey 5:30

[@anonymous915.]

Wow, absolutely amazing! This documentary was very well put together.

[@markoiugdefsuiegh]

Fascinating stuff, phenomenal journalism! The Paektu-san song was very catchy 😅

[@dendrobatus814]

A documentary about North Korea. 80% of the time: playing hide and seek with Chinese cops.

[@georgianageorgiana2575]

yeah ..thats the script....with bad actors

[@Joseph-me6nv]

Dendrobatus Chinese cops simply don’t care about it,nor does the Chinese government,that’s what the North Korean government request😓You guys need more intelligence

[@dazaussieguy1954]

I agree there waiiting the time to attack china

[@Tagumbol-kz4fn]

Dendrobatus : North Korea is china’s card distracting the poor US policy makers when in fact it is the Chinese that’s holding the strings....

[@dendrobatus814]

@@Tagumbol-kz4fn yeah you think

[@shonuffharlem]

Excellent....I wish it was longer. Fascinating. Great job Bob and team.

[@Taewills]

Scott Madison I saw another documentary about NK defectors and that last river reminded me of an image of a woman's body covered in mud. She'd been shot by the NK border guard & the scene brought it to life. I'm fascinated as well but also a bit forlorn.

[@shonuffharlem]

Wow....amazing. Have a link to that documentary/story? Aside from the very fearful possible conflict with NK, all the documentaries I have seen on the closed society are fascinating from a spectators vantage point.

[@Taewills]

Scott Madison kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGjIk6V9p8eij5o This isn't the same one but it has a similar image (a woman drowned trying to cross 😢)

[@shonuffharlem]

I'll check it out.....these poor people have such difficult lives.

[@lillemegpower2621]

Thank you, Scott!

[@tvnostalgia7477]

“It’s absolutely dark.” Cameraman pans left to see lights on the other side. 😀

[@KuroToei]

Captain: no more photo Cameramen: *films a video*

[@thebatburger]

finally a documentary that is recent and not false titles like "2017"

[@neptunethomas2005]

Haha

[@debbieclark6495]

Exactly!!! I thought it wa just me! Drives me crazy

[@TheBUGZNTA]

Its because most of the time the documentary's aren't uploaded by the person/company that made it. They are instead usually posted by people trying to get free ad money from videos they didn't make. So they name it something in an attempt to get the most click's.

[@jeannesimmons9155]

Even the farm animals in North Korea are emaciated and starving.

[@charliemacdonald9879]

Prbly want to kill themselves to get to the next life

[@markmitchell450]

That caribou or ox sure looked hard worked

[@jeannesimmons9155]

@@markmitchell450 they're probably as close to death as the people using them to farm. ☹

[@meelamonyamane6815]

Bruh 😭😭😭, for the first time ever I felt sorry for something I usually see as my steak 🥩🐮🐂

[@jeannesimmons9155]

@@meelamonyamane6815 It's very sad, indeed! 😟☹

[@ohheyitskevinc]

While wandering around wondering what’s being shipped to NK - 5:35 “this was loaded up, now it’s empty”… while stood next to dozens of pallets of cinder block. Excellent reporting.

[@jennifervalencia7601]

You’re brave to do this video. Thank you for sharing.

[@sreekarpradyumna]

Reporter: *Asks rando sitting in front of a school if North Korea is going to test its weapons on a particular site again. Rando: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Me: Thought so.

[@jessiepinkman7736]

I want to name my non-existent kid the following: RANDO. As tribute to your fine reportage

[@tenfiguresayearchina836]

Basically lol dude is a trash reporter and journalists. Like fam if you just wanted a free trip to china just say so !

[@miss-nomer]

So just to be clear, there’s China on one side, and North Korea on the other? I don’t think the reporter said that enough times. Very confused.

[@boostav]

No you got it all mixed up, there's North Korea on one side and China on the other.

[@evette2395]

That doesn't sound right...

[@solarianinquisitor3978]

North Korea is bordered by China to the Northwest, a slim part of Russia in the northeast, and of course, south korea.

[@ohmyjosh3065]

I must say their musical performances are amazing and perfect. I wonder what will happen if someone makes a mistake.

[@melissahouse3488]

Excellent report!! Extremely insightful, I remember watching what I think was a Frontline episode in which North Koreans fled & defected, their dangerous life-threatening journey's, to safe haven destined for South Korea. Something I'll never forget!! Grateful to be American, all I can say!! Even with how messed up we are, it's still home & I feel blessed each time I watch stuff like this about scary regime's in the world. 🇺🇸💗🙏🏻☺ Those suffering in North Korea, i hope to God change is coming that will bring them more promise for better life, happy in health, prosperity & peace, no hunger or tyrants.

[@spadina6234]

"This was loaded up, now it's empty" Proceeds to walk by like 8 skids of brick. SOOO DRAMATIC

[@knightnight1894]

I am wondering if a Chinese journalist walked into a US military base, if Americans will let him walk out free so easily.

[@Agtsmirnoff]

knight night there is nothing in the US a Chinese journalist would need to see.

[@kidwarsoff898]

What about area 51, I definitely want to check that out

[@danielma456]

Agtsmirnoff isn't part of like this kinda like the US Mexico border with incompetent governments on one side and a highly materialistic society on the other

[@mikycarney5779]

knight night douch

[@Amaury1514]

Daniel Ma not really

[@aayushgupta4260]

This is hands down one of the best videos on north korea ever

[@charliepearce8767]

Good show old chap... This was worth watching..thanks.

[@agathailla3285]

"this truck was loaded up, now it's empty" - Pallets of bricks next to the truck...... Like it's some kind of mystery.

[@lasseb5612]

Just copied another comment

[@audramitchell9894]

I noticed that too

[@liamwalton4183]

Super polite lady in North Korea at 10:30 "sorry we don't allow photos of us. Please stop. Please" Reporter: "Suuuuuuree" ...Adds footage of them to documentary anyway...

[@nose_fart]

Talking about how they leave their families for 3 years.

[@toddharig8142]

"Please stop doing your job"

[@jeancheng5332]

What a great program to allow us sharing the closer look of North Korea n the great contrast with China. Thank you. Ps your Chinese is super impressive, you have better pronunciation of mandarin than me and I grew up in taiwan for 16 yrs. look forward to see more reporting from you. What a gem.

[@ellenknapp4498]

what i love is this guy is just all over the friggin place in this video. most or all docs focus and stay in one area longer. this guys a champ. straight up walking up to north korean trucks and inspecting them lmfao

[@mrstarz_]

Chinese person does literally anything Bob Woodruff: So that’s North Korea?

[@victorf1736]

That reporter sounds almost disappointed when the people he interviewed didn't agreed with his assumptions about North Korea.

[@sddjahad3111]

Because NK citicens are brainwashed. Therefore it was pointless for him to ask that question, unless he was trying to start up trouble.

[@wenxuyao5934]

Sdd Jahad He was asking a Chinese citizen

[@wanglei91]

@@sddjahad3111 only western people aren't brainwashed.

[@l2qz711]

@@sddjahad3111 All non-whites are deeply brainwashed

[@reyxx777]

@@l2qz711 uh... What-

[@troyzhang]

I love how they just hopped onto some sketch guys van without care nor regard for the fact that they might be North Korean agents or something

[@paulusperanginangin4540]

Nice and amazing documentary, Thanks ABC

[@acematthewocampo2181]

Well that woman who said stop filming is cute though

[@ownerscorporation9110]

I would 100% defect for her.

[@dazmanshears]

Vladimir Putin ass, mouth or pussy?

[@thomasfebyanto43]

10:29 What's her name bro?

[@Sparkovi4]

good luck jizzing off

[@nanakuzi358]

I was thinking that too

[@Deno2100]

This guy is abrasive, arrogant and nosy. He is a perfect representation of the US.

[@Lex5576]

So you judge the character of an entire people by the behavior of one of it's reporters? You've got a small fucking mind.

[@jesusborrego3270]

yea right, dont forget the mexican and central american vote. we do the hard jobs and never ask for a raise. while you complain, sue and collect interest

[@campbub]

Deno Moto merica ... Hell ya!

[@Deno2100]

I am judging the character of an entire population of people saturated in U.S. culture, colonialism, and empire building sentiments. It should also be said that this reporter is drawing on those characteristics in that population. So if I have a small mind for having a revaluation, so be it.

[@aierune8201]

@@Deno2100 Hey if you don't like the person. or the people. IGNORE THEM. You fucking twat.

[@kimdasko6952]

That is one gutsy journalist. Great doc.

[@attackfive8659]

This is an excellent documentary on Sino-N.Korean relations - thank you to Bob Woodruff and his team at ABC. I’m in the US Army, studying the N.Korean attempt at nuclearization, and our appropriate strategic response to it. I have found this background piece very helpful to enhancing my understanding of what is a very wicked problem for both the US and China: How to manage the Hermit Kingdom in the strategic space.

[@alanmiller9681]

I learned Mandarin while in the Army and later spent ten years living in China. I’ve also spent time traveling along this border. No need to be overly impressed with Bob Woodruff’s report other than his recklessness. He doesn’t know squat about either culture. If you want to learn more I’d invite you to watch the KZbin’s by the North Korean defector Yeonmi.

[@alanmiller9681]

Screw Bob Woodruff. He knows nothing about Korea or China. He’s just another mainstream media (drive by) reporter trying to make a name for himself through brash and sensational reporting. He is NOT immersed in either culture and doesn’t speak either Chinese or Korean! Just hires a driver to drive along the border and make you think he knows something or is doing something provocative and dangerous. Then a week later he’s gone! Learn Chinese or Korean and live over there for TEN years and you too will know a lot more than Bob Woodward.

[@stephcollins728]

I commend you first and foremost. I live in Canada, and we, the people, are worried to death about the Nuclearization problem steadily brewing within practically every signle country on the face of the Earth.. USA, OUR neighbours, need to chill out aswell but we understand your precarious position. We are like brothers, our countrys, and I just hope and pray nothing extreamly world ending happens with all of these catasrophic weapons in the hands of careless ignorant sphicophant psychopaths.

[@alanmiller9681]

@@stephcollins728 We love Canada too. The problem is that we have the weakest and most senile President in our history and our media protects him like some kind of Communist peasant hero. To make matters worse, he picked a VP who is a total idiot.

[@petergilkes7082]

@@stephcollins728 "...with all of these catasrophic weapons in the hands of careless ignorant sphicophant psychopaths." Not a nice way to talk about your military. Hang on, probably is OK. And you have a language all of your own. Love it!

[@Plumbump]

"This was loaded up... now, it's empty" groundbreaking! Pulitzer worthy!

[@Scaran1982]

An interesting documentary. Would like to see more in the future.

[@spacefarmertwoohsix5974]

Scaran1982 North Korea doesn't have a future. It's about to be demolished. By Trump.

[@YVO007]

Too bad there's such an agenda in this video, this footage could really be used to norminalize people who live on any side as being just people at the job of life. Great so no nukes needed...? Who is kidding who here? The great armies are an abundance of young generations who require purpose filled days, not the junk being sold to us as why we all need to get blood thirsty. No it is all because the old man is scared and old wemon feed off of competition. The fact that evil persons use our weakness and our strengths against us is its own monster which none of us need to fallow. Look for Dignity in your God and stop selling off your generation by teaching them to covet pride. Thank you YVO

[@olebenkanobie5699]

Scaran1982 0

[@YVO007]

What code? no time for fooling around this way ok

[@willieboy8798]

i second that more vids, looks like EGermany when I was on the border. on side thriving econ the other side waste land at best. tnks for posting

[@adamm2693]

30:13 honestly i couldn't stop giggling after the audience for this girl-band was revealed to be a bunch of NK soldiers

[@ndayakoff188]

12 And if God saves a Catholic, a Protestant, an evangelical, a Branhamist or one member of those missions and ministries, God must remove hell and everyone will go to the Paradise, even Satan. [Ed: The congregation says, “Amen!”]. How can someone reject the living prophet of his time and go to the Paradise? How can someone be saved from the Flood while he has rejected Noah? When the Lord Jesus Christ was on earth, how could someone reject Him and be saved? The whole earth is in the abyss because of these churches. [Kc.2v11] [Kc.31v18] [Kc.91v6] #ProphetKacouPhilippe

[@Josh-qg9qg]

@@ndayakoff188 what

[@Cornelis56]

Some folks giggle for the most silly reason.

[@venus6304]

Idk, say whatever you want about this guy. I've got massive respect for him, there's no way I'd known anything about life in the China-NK borders if it wasn't for this kinda documentary.

[@Michaelwentsomewhere]

" is this some kind of secret place?" "Is this secret?" "Please agree its secret, itll help my career"

[@lynnschaffer4186]

What would you do if you found out that this could be a hoax , they may be jealous over a star that belongs to the new age messiah

[@SpectacularRed]

Really enjoyed this documentary and Bob and his team did a fantastic job reporting this.

[@cratosblaster5144]

I like the confidence of that lady. They are no match for us 😂 6:35

[@kushal4956]

she's ryt tho

[@paleamigo8575]

🤣👌

[@mariakristinejanemomo6330]

Hahahaha ilmao 😆

[@vijaykumarsupekar505]

Thanks for excellent information.

[@hfchow007]

That mountain is beautiful.

[@rocketleaugeprosk4750]

Kevin Chow tbh I don't really care😂😂

[@thebacheafghan]

RocketLeaugePro SK tbh no one gives a fuck

[@michaellovely6601]

If Mount Paektu erupts; government officials in China, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Mongolia will be in a state of extreme panic from the volcanic ash being blown over the regions, poison gases tainting the air even worse than the industrial pollution in China, and acid rain would flow into the Yellow Sea and the East Sea via the Yalu and Tumen rivers. Lava flows from the volcanic eruption would destroy the villages near Mount Paektu with the poison gases killing the employees and inmates of North Korean prison camps.

[@MrBlinder514]

The reporter shows no interest in really understanding the context at all, but to reinforce what he had strongly believed.

[@MrGrimfacade]

"Really understanding the context".... Think before you write.

[@1mol831]

@@MrGrimfacade How to Understand a concept

[@lilovde5489]

I think he did great

[@emboe001]

Not a reporter, kept trying to force his opinion of how dangerous it is and the nuclear bombs, even though no one brought it up, and called him out for his sensationalism

[@obyssey]

He was very upset every time he didnt hear what he wanted. "Why they blamed American, American has nothing to do with NK"

[@Clinton_Gore96]

I like that security guard in the chair chillin on what's app

[@KuroToei]

This truck is now empty *Every 60 seconds a minute passed in africa*

[@user-hh4ye5zt9l]

This film is awesome. As a South Korean I hope we reunite someday whatever it takes.

[@kievskiimalchik]

This was a great documentary. In this time of media spin and fake news, it was refreshing to watch a journalist get out there and report. Thank you for making this.

[@drone6917]

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[@lukemurray3854]

Yes very refreshing, after the governments militaries go through it all and take out the bits they do not want shown.

[@lukemurray3854]

@@JamesChenisKing I was referring to the Chinese officials.

[@Daniel-iz5kt]

You gotta say that the Mount Paektu folk song was a bop

[@cicerobarbiero]

What a GREAT documentary!!!

[@ficolizalo1982]

Seems like the only question the reporter knows is "Are you affraid of these nuclear bombs North Korea is testing?" I bet if you ask about the American bombs you would get the same answer

[@ronaldreed7698]

The point being the testing is just a few miles from where they were. NOKO made part of the mountain implode, China gave them a stern talking to.

[@liqy4653]

Fico Lizalo1 North Korea strengthens its military power by making nuclear weapons. This is good for North Korea. But the Chinese on the other side don't care, of course they will oppose it. Other countries will also oppose it. Who cares about the military power of other countries? Like who really cares about the death of the people in the video? Even they don't let them record.Stupid ABC.

[@summercomes3544]

lmao

[@ssthemefors13]

I see quite a bit more going on in this documentary than just trying to fear monger. Did you watch the whole thing? It doesn't sound like you did.

[@dazaussieguy1954]

@Walker yes they have nuclear bomb to take out a lot of americans but also america has a great army also and 2000 troops on ground in korea already,also have battle ships and planes the sky's the war maybe close to a draw depends who else backs america and if austrtalia helps they bomb us also amazing but china fucked korea go for them no matter what and russia then they proberly help americans

[@TomForrestSEOexpert]

Thank you for putting this excellent video on KZbin.

[@suegibson9643]

Brave and true journalism.

[@HARTTG]

The journalist : “They kindly asked us to stop filming“. also journalist : PROCEED TO PUT CAMERA RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER FACE .😂

[@cragerzz]

My top 3 dream holiday destinations. ◽Chernobyl 🇺🇦 ◽Trans Siberian rail journey 🇷🇺 ◽North Korea 🇰🇵

[@js913]

Add one more wuhan

[@amylee3531]

Have fun with that

[@denisc8144]

@@js913 india smelly

[@user-gn1ov4er7k]

Arghya Jana Wuhan is pretty advanced and modern, hope you could make it one day

[@michaellovely6601]

I wouldn't mind the Trans Siberian rail journey; but Hell will freeze over before I go to Chernobyl or North Korea.

[@freedomfighter2463]

Great documentary, we need more

[@ajossi]

If you're homeless in America it's because you didn't make an effort not to be homeless. In North Korea the state has literally made you that way, you're not allowed to question the government in North Korea.

[@gasaholic47]

I was impressed that Woodruff was actually speaking some Chinese. Not too many American reporters would take the time to learn the language, and just rely totally on interpreters. yes, he did have an interpreter, but I did see him speaking some degree of what is probably basic Chinese.

[@readingRoom100]

gasaholic47 lol I just noticed the indigenous sidekicks whom woodruff has incorporated into this video, what an hommage to the colonial documentaries, and surprise surprise, there goes, without fail, the laughable leading questions posed to farmers and passerbys apparently not ready for the ambush, they were probably still captivated by some foreigner speaking "Chinese", good god I have much work to do to show every Chinese the "free" world in its true colors

[@gablia2002]

WOWWAWEWA

[@readingRoom100]

20 yuan = 5 bucks, lol woodruff failed math, but as long as he's "democratic" and "free", i guess he's a useful primate

[@langrandalexandre3041]

Very good documentary! Thank you !

[@ZRHTrainspotter]

27:01 THIS IS THE BEST SONG EVER!!!