The Asset

摘要

Kevin and Julia Garratt had spent nearly all of their adult lives in China. A devout Christian couple in their fifties with an entrepreneurial streak, they operated a cafe called Peter's Coffee House, a popular destination in the city of Dandong, according to Trip-Advisor. Dandong is a sprawling border town that sits just across the Yalu River from North Korea. For tourists and expats, the Garratts' coffee shop-just a short walk from the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge-was a hub of Western conversation and comfort food. "After time in North Korea a decent cup of coffee was one of those things I was really looking forward to," one Australian tourist wrote in early 2014. "Peter's was a perfect place."