North Korea to allow imports via train from China in first since 2020: Sources

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North Korea to allow imports via train from China in first since 2020: Sources

Train set to cross into North Korea on Monday as the country faces shortages from prolonged pandemic restrictions

Chad O'Carroll | Colin Zwirko January 16, 2022

North Korea to allow imports via train from China in first since 2020: Sources

Official Weibo page of the Dandong Internet Police, Dec. 1, 2021 | The DPRK-China Friendship Bridge contains both a single rail line and a single lane for vehicles

North Korea plans to allow a freight train carrying cargo to cross the border from China on Monday, an informed source in the border city of Dandong told NK News, in what could become the first such shipment in 17 months.

A second informed source told NK News that Monday’s expected shipment to North Korea is meant to test new quarantine facilities in the DPRK border city of Sinuiju, according to the source’s North Korean partner.

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