China is looking into shutting down a major bridge that connects the Chinese city of Dandong to North Korea. A Chinese diplomatic source who spoke to Radio Free Asia anonymously said the symbolic Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge that spans the Yalu River might be closed as part of sanctions. “As China becomes more guarded in its North Korea policy,
there is speculation the steel rail bridge will be temporarily shut down,” the source said. A second Chinese diplomatic source said a review of the bridge closure is ongoing, following expanded financial and trade sanctions. “It is both a warning to North Korea against possible nuclear testing and a response that comes after North Korea mobilized its state media to denounce China,” the source said. READ MORE
