The General Association of Koreans in China is a pro-DPRK group of ethnic Koreans in the People's Republic of China. The organization is led by Chairwoman Choe Un-bok and held its sixth congress in Shenyang, China, on August 10, 2016. At that time it had been seven years since their fifth congress.GAKC meets for 6th Congress
There are regional and branch organizations of the GAKC, including one in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. The regional chairman there, Cha Sang-bo, is the vice-chairman of the General Association of Koreans in China.Koreans in China celebrate Seventh WPK Congress
They publish a magazine called Paektu-Halla. Death of Print? Not in North Korea!
The organization was apparently founded in 1991, based around a "Korean-Japanese headquarters" led by Chung Min Lee. It adopted its current name in 1998. 노길남. “양영동 의장, 그는 누구인가”. 민족통신. 2008년 8월 26일에 확인함.“민간외교 및 대외선전”. 중앙일보. 2008년 8월 26일에 확인함.
See also Chongryon (General Association of Korean Residents in Japan)
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