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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The fall of the Soviet Union took the DPRK's (and many of the AES's) biggest trading partner off the table. Lead to famine and all sorts of resource issues. If I remember correctly, DPRK was actually better off than the South for a while there.

[–] LesbianLiberty@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, but I was under the assumption that period is completely over

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't think they ever really got back to where they were, but trade with China had them on the right track. Then covid hit.

[–] LesbianLiberty@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Gotcha, that's a huge shame