North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in China’s border city of Dandong via the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge linking the two countries, Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday, citing a government source.According to Yonhap, the government source confirmed that Kim arrived in Dandong through the bridge earlier in the day.The development comes after China announced the opening of the new bridge across the Yalu River, which forms the border between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea.
According to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on October 14 that the bridge would facilitate trade and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.“As agreed upon by China and the DPRK, the bridge will officially open to traffic on Thursday, with both sides jointly holding an opening ceremony on that day,” Mao said at a regular press briefing.Highlighting China and North Korea as “friendly neighbours connected by mountains and rivers,” Mao said the new bridge was an important facility for connectivity between the two countries.
She added that the bridge was expected to boost bilateral trade and people-to-people exchanges and help improve the well-being of both peoples.This comes as on Thursday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, warned that Pyongyang would deploy “new counter means” along its southern border and place propaganda loudspeakers targeting South Korea on standby within days.
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