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Incidents of Military Defections from China to Taiwan (Part 1)

Please go here for Part 2 Following the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) seizure of power in 1949 and the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), there have been many defections in which CCP military officers have risked their lives to flee communist China and escape to the Republic of China (Taiwan) with their ...

September 7, 2022

Michael Segarty

North Korean Ambassador to Italy Defects, Embarrassing Kim Jong-un

In a huge embarrassment for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the North Korean ambassador to Italy, 48-year-old Jo Song Gil, has reportedly defected along with his wife. They left their official residence in November, just a few weeks before his term as the ambassador was coming to a close. The defection of the North Korean ...

January 9, 2019

Nspirement Staff