An Australian graduate student who went missing in North Korea has reappeared in China. Alek Sigley lives in Pyongyang, North Korea, were he was apparently detained 10 days ago. The 29-year-old had little to say to reporters as he arrived in Beijing today. The World’s Patrick Winn had previously reported on Sigley’s unusual life as a student in Pyongyang.
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