Yalu River

Traders Say Business As Usual At China-N.Korea Border

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Trucks still line up bumper-to-bumper on the “Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge” to bring goods from North Korea into China even as Beijing faces massive pressure to strangle its Communist ally economically. Some two dozen trucks awaited clearance to enter the border city of Dandong, through which 70 percent of North Korea’s trade passes, a day after … Read more

Peace Along the Border Despite N. Korean Threats

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One soldier enjoys a cigarette, another sits reading quietly on the riverbank: seen from the Chinese side of the border, North Korea’s army does not appear to be on a war footing despite all the bellicose language. Dandong city is the main crossing point to North Korea, and every day hundreds of tourists embark on … Read more