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North Korean Defector Hopes To See Loved Ones Again — But Remains Skeptical

Hyeonseo Lee left North Korea when she was 17. Now 38, she calls the recent meeting between Kim Jong Un and President Moon Jae-in "stunning," and says her greatest hope is reunification.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Hyeonseo Lee (far left) and other North Korean defectors in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 2, 2018.

According to recent polls, people in South Korea are optimistic following last week's historic summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Hyeonseo Lee, author of , isn't one of them. She secretly fled North Korea at age 17 and now, at 38 years old, lives in Seoul — one of thousands of North

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