Viewers caught sight of men holding a thick yellow rope, which apparently was used to corral journalists at the site. The 2.5-mile-wide Demilitarized Zone that has separated North and South Korea for decades is jointly overseen by the American-led United Nations Command and North Korea. As cameras homed in on the low concrete barrier that Mr. Trump crossed to enter into North Korea on Sunday, it hardly seemed daunting. In 2017, a North Korean soldier defected to South Korea through the heavily guarded zone separating the two countries, leading to gunfire on both sides of the border. Closed-circuit television footage showed the soldier’s dramatic dash through the Joint Security Area north of Seoul, the South Korean capital, on Nov. 13.

Source: International New York Times June 30, 2019 14:34 UTC