N. Korea's Kim arrives in China's Dandong via newly opened bridge: gov't source
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in China's border city of Dandong via a newly opened bridge linking the two nations, a government source said Saturday. The government source told Yonhap News Agency that Kim arrived in Dandong through the bridge across the Amnok River, also known as the Yalu River in China. Kim "arrived in Dandong, in China's Liaoning Province, via the New Amnok River…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Dandong, China via a newly opened bridge, according to a government source. The source informed the Yonhap News Agency that Kim crossed the Amnok River, known as the Yalu River in China, using the bridge. Kim is reported to have arrived in Dandong, located in China's Liaoning Province, through the New Amnok River Bridge.
The bridge, which connects North Korea's border city of Sinuiju with China's Dandong, was inaugurated this month after a 12-year construction period. This bridge is expected to bolster economic cooperation between Pyongyang and Beijing. The four-lane bridge, measuring 3,026 meters, was finished in 2014 with a Chinese investment of approximately $310 million.
However, its opening was postponed for 12 years due to North Korea's failure, if not refusal, to construct connecting roads and customs facilities on its side of the river.
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