SEOUL -- The shutdown of the border between China and North Korea is testing the limits of Pyongyang's commitment to "self-reliance" as shortages of food, electricity and vital goods contribute to an increasingly severe economic crisis.
International relations
Border lockdown strains North Korean economy to breaking point
Shortages amid plunging trade could force Pyongyang to seek help from China
North Korean President Kim Jong Un at the Workers' Party Congress in Pyongyang: the isolated regime faces a major economic setback from closing its border with China over the coronavirus. © KCNA via Reuters
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