North Korea and Russia aim to soon open a road bridge over the Tumen River to connect the two countries directly, North Korea’s state media KCNA said on April 23.
But the Tumen also flows through China, so the bridge will further block China’s access to the Sea of Japan, with multiple implications on Northeast Asian geopolitics, analysts told The Epoch Times.
North Korea’s state media didn’t give an opening date, but the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang wrote on Telegram that the bridge would be completed on June 19.
Russia and North Korea held a ceremony on April 21 to celebrate the structural joining of the bridge, according to Russian media outlet The Moscow Times….
North Korea, Russia to Open Road Bridge That Further Blocks China’s Access to Sea of Japan
