Facial recognition technology in China is making it harder for North Korean Escapees to avoid detection, and increasing the costs charged by smugglers who assist them, according to sources who work with escapees. China's facial recognition systems are used by police to track the population on the streets, but North Koreans who escape to China are not registered in the government database and can be quickly identified. It is difficult to know for sure if the technology has led to refugees being caught, but it has raised the risks and costs for those trying to escape.

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