China says it is deploying militias to protect its border with North Korea

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China has organized civilian militias to protect its border with North Korea, according to a state-owned news agency.

The militias, as described by the publication, China Defense News, are part of an enhanced system to keep villagers safe from North Koreans, some of them armed soldiers and border guards who have been crossing into China in search of food and money. [The New York Times]

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