{"id":388121,"date":"2026-10-15T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bridge-between-north-korea-and-china-opens-after-12-year-delay\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:00:03","slug":"bridge-between-north-korea-and-china-opens-after-12-year-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/bridge-between-north-korea-and-china-opens-after-12-year-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridge between North Korea and China opens after 12 year delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/s55OvC10wg0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge between North Korea and China opens after 12 year delay\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s55OvC10wg0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The 3km-long New Yalu River Bridge connecting China and North Korea has finally opened after a 12 year delay.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The bridge began construction in 2010 and was fully funded by China.<\/p>\n<p>It was supposed to open in 2014 but was delayed due to unfinished roads on the North Korean side and poor relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Premier Li Qiang says the bridge signals relations between the two countries \u201care entering a new phase\u201d and it will &quot;further strengthen people-to-people&quot; exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>China is North Korea\u2019s largest trading partner, trading \u00a32 million worth of goods last year.<\/p>\n<p>#News #Channel4News #NorthKorea #China #Bridge #World<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 3km-long New Yalu River Bridge connecting China and North Korea has finally opened after a 12 year delay. 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