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China–North Korea bridge scheduled to open on October 15 after years unused

The New Yalu River Bridge between Dandong and Sinuiju is due to open to traffic on October 15, according to reports citing Chinese state media.

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The New Yalu River Bridge under construction, with the China side to the left and the Korea side in the distance.
File photograph of the New Yalu River Bridge under construction, with China on the left and Korea in the distance, June 2012. Yoshi Canopus, New Yalu River Bridge - Under Construction, June 2012 (resized and converted to WebP). CC BY-SA 3.0.Image sourceImage licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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The New Yalu River Bridge linking Dandong, China, and Sinuiju, North Korea, is scheduled to open to traffic on October 15, 2026, according to October 14 reports by AFP and Yonhap citing Chinese state media. The opening had not taken place at the time of those reports.

Why the New Yalu River Bridge remained unused

The four-lane motor bridge was completed in 2014 but remained unused for years because infrastructure on the North Korean side was incomplete, Yonhap reported.

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New Yalu River BridgeDandongSinuijuChina–North Korea relations

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