Explain why only 2,000 westerners visit North Korea each year, but tens of thousands of Chinese visit North Korea each year ?

They have a close special relationship and China is often considered to be North Korea's closest ally. China and North Korea have a mutual aid and co-operation treaty, which is currently the only defense treaty either country has with any nation

Explanation:

payments were made after the 1940s.

in the 1980s, a commission held investigations and made recommendations.