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November 13, 2024
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Why a joint inter-Korean railway survey matters

That the project is going ahead suggests a new open-mindedness from Kim Jong Un – and Trump

Last week, for the first time in a decade, a South Korean train rolled into North Korea in order to conduct a joint survey on the possibility of connecting North Korea’s decrepit railways to the South’s.

Although the international media duly covered that this was happening, the true significance of this event is not being adequately appreciated.

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