Dandong, in China’s northeast Liaoning Province is a city of rumors and spies. Locals remark “Sometimes in Dandong, you just feel what’s going on.” Dandong is the closest you can get to North Korea without actually visiting.
All tagged Yalu
TRUSTED NOT TO WANDER
Situated on the Yalu River border with China, most of the inhabitants of North Korea’s city of Sinuiju are privileged to, but mostly trusted not to, wander into China. North Korean businesspeople, traders, workers, and agents continuously cross the Yalu into Dandong, a colorful and increasingly cosmopolitan Chinese city.
CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION
Warm weather encourages Chinese locals to picnic while they relax on the Yalu River border of North Korea and China. All looks serene at this particularly scenic stretch of the river. However, the smokestacks on the opposite North Korean riverbank serve a sinister purpose.