China border town can't shake the blues despite promise of bridge to North Korea

🇨🇳 The Straits Times (CN) —
China border town can't shake the blues despite promise of bridge to North Korea

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Residents of Dandong, China, remain subdued despite a soon-to-open bridge linking the city with North Korea. The report describes local expectations around the cross-border connection and the limited optimism among residents.

DANDONG, China, Oct 8 - Chinese taxi driver Wang peered through binoculars at a North Korean flag fluttering beyond a soon-to-open bridge linking his city of Dandong with the secretive nation.

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