▁pen ins ula . ▁According ▁to ▁scholar ▁Adam ▁C ath cart , ▁these ▁rum ours ▁are ▁hard ▁to ▁subst anti ate ▁and ▁hard ▁to ▁interpret . ▁ ▁A ▁le aked ▁China ▁Mobile ▁document ▁that ▁went ▁vir al ▁on ▁Chinese ▁social ▁media ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁alleg edly ▁revealed ▁Chinese ▁government ▁plans ▁to ▁construct ▁five ▁" ref uge e ▁settlement ▁points " ▁along ▁the ▁border ▁to ▁North ▁Korea ▁in ▁Ch ang b ai ▁county ▁and ▁J il in ▁province . ▁This ▁was ▁apparently ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁infl ux ▁of ▁North ▁Korean ▁refuge es ▁if ▁the ▁Kim ▁regime ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁a ▁potential ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁Guardian ▁quoted ▁the ▁document : ▁" D ue ▁to ▁cross - border ▁t ensions ▁… ▁the ▁[ Comm un ist ] ▁party ▁committee ▁and ▁government ▁of ▁Ch ang b ai ▁county ▁has ▁proposed ▁setting ▁up ▁five ▁refuge e ▁cam ps ▁in ▁the ▁county ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁North ▁Korean ▁def ectors ▁China – N orth ▁Korea ▁relations ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁T umen ▁River ▁Document ation ▁Project ▁at ▁S ino - N K ▁▁ ▁China - K ore a ▁B ound ary ▁▁▁ ▁Category : B orders ▁of ▁China ▁Category : B orders ▁of ▁North ▁Korea ▁Category : Intern ational ▁borders <0x0A> </s> ▁Bern o ▁K j eld sen ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁Dan ish ▁diplom at . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁Dan ish ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Slov ak ia ▁( 2