What a new bridge between China and North Korea looks like. Photos and videos

China and North Korea officially opened a new bridge over the Yalu River on October 15. The construction of the three-kilometer crossing was delayed amid the pandemic and should now actively promote economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang said.

On the Chinese side, in the city of Dandong, numerous spectators came to the opening ceremony. On the bridge, decorated with the national flags of the PRC and the DPRK, trucks passed.

It has been more than a decade since the bridge was first announced. But the fact that I came here today and saw it with my own eyes, I was incredibly happy, — quotes Reuters the words of one of the spectators. Another person expressed hope that thanks to the new move, there will be more tourists in the city.

The opening of the bridge symbolizes the warming of relations between Beijing and Pyongyang, although the North Korean authorities “are wary of increasing dependence on China,” experts said.