No construction has been observed in site around Shinuiju, a sign of deteriorating Pyongyang-Beijing relations
Chinese state media reported on Oct. 31 that the opening of the New Yalu River Bridge, which would link China and North Korea, has been postponed indefinitely.“The New Yalu River Bridge had initially been scheduled to open on Oct. 30, but the opening has been delayed indefinitely,” China’s Global Times reported.
“A survey of the bridge location showed that the south side of the bridge - Shinuiju in North Korea - remained undeveloped, without any sign of roads or customs facilities. Even worse, North Korea has not even done any of the basic construction work,” the newspaper said.
The joke in Dandong, the city on the Chinese side of the river, is that the bridge, which cost 1.98 billion yuan (US$324 million), leads to North Korean vegetable gardens.
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