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What a North Korean defector wants you to understand

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Published June 11, 2018 9:53pm ET
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FILE - North Koreans bow in front of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il at Munsu Hill in Pyongyang on July 27, 2015. The statues were created by artists from Mansudae Art Studio. Since its opening by Kim Il Sung in 1959, the studio has produced an estimated 38,000 statues and 170,000 other monuments for domestic use. | (Wong Maye-E/AP)

As President Trump prepares to meet with North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong Un in Singapore on Tuesday, all eyes are on North Korea.

Little is known about day-to-day life there, even among people who study the country. According to one defector, government propaganda in North Korea is pervasive, and even self-proclaimed North Korean experts often don’t realize how much.

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