UPDATE

Border of North Korea-China reopens for rail freight

The Chinese flag flies on the Yalu River Broken Bridge, with the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, and the North Korean city of Sinuiju behind, in the border city of Dandong, in China's northeast Liaoning province on February 23, 2019. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's train is expected to cross the Friendship Bridge on a journey across China before Kim's summit meeting with US President Donald Trump in Vietnam on February 27. GREG BAKER / AFP

UPDATE – The border between China and North Korea is officially reopened for rail freight traffic. This was confirmed by the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian at a press conference on 17 January 2022. On that day, a train loaded with emergency supplies from China arrived at the North Korean border town of Sinuiju.

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Author: Majorie van Leijen

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UPDATE

Border of North Korea-China reopens for rail freight

The Chinese flag flies on the Yalu River Broken Bridge, with the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, and the North Korean city of Sinuiju behind, in the border city of Dandong, in China's northeast Liaoning province on February 23, 2019. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's train is expected to cross the Friendship Bridge on a journey across China before Kim's summit meeting with US President Donald Trump in Vietnam on February 27. GREG BAKER / AFP

UPDATE – The border between China and North Korea is officially reopened for rail freight traffic. This was confirmed by the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian at a press conference on 17 January 2022. On that day, a train loaded with emergency supplies from China arrived at the North Korean border town of Sinuiju.

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