China and North Korea Open Long-Delayed Border Bridge, Testing Sanctions Pressure
China and North Korea have opened a major new border bridge years behind schedule, creating a fresh land link between the two neighbors at a moment of heightened scrutiny over Pyongyang’s sanctions-battered economy. The crossing is likely to improve trade and logistics, but it also raises immediate questions about how much relief it can provide to North Korea and whether it could complicate enforcement of international sanctions.
