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Newsweek: China Suspends North Korea Flights and Closes Main Road Between Them amid Nuclear Tensions
China further isolated North Korea on Friday by closing the main road between them just a few days after the state-owned airline Air China indefinitely suspended flights from Beijing to the reclusive country.
The China-North Korea Friendship Bridge is closed for "maintenance" and will be reopened once the necessary repairs are made, Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said, without offering a timeline. Meanwhile, the decision to suspend flights, announced Tuesday, was reportedly linked to a lack of demand. An official in the company’s Beijing-based press office, who refused to give a full name, simply told Reuters on Wednesday "business was not good" as he explained the decision.
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WNU Editor: There are soon good pictures that show how run-down this bridge is at this link .... Dandong Friendship Bridge to close for further renovation: source (NK News).
China shuts main route into North Korea as nuclear tensions dominate region -- The Independent
Due to repairs, North Korea says it will temporarily close bridge linking nation to China -- AFP-JIJI, AP, Japan/Times
China closing main road connection with North Korea -- ABC News/AP
China Closes Bridge to North Korea After Cancelling China–NKorea Flights Days Earlier -- The Epoch Times
Air China indefinitely suspends flights between Beijing and Pyongyang -- Reuters
China Upholding UN Sanctions Against North Korea, Trade Figures Show -- Bloomberg
North Korea still has plenty of options as it faces new sanctions and a frosty Beijing -- CNBC
WNU Editor: There are soon good pictures that show how run-down this bridge is at this link .... Dandong Friendship Bridge to close for further renovation: source (NK News).
More News On North Korean Sanctions
China shuts main route into North Korea as nuclear tensions dominate region -- The Independent
Due to repairs, North Korea says it will temporarily close bridge linking nation to China -- AFP-JIJI, AP, Japan/Times
China closing main road connection with North Korea -- ABC News/AP
China Closes Bridge to North Korea After Cancelling China–NKorea Flights Days Earlier -- The Epoch Times
Air China indefinitely suspends flights between Beijing and Pyongyang -- Reuters
China Upholding UN Sanctions Against North Korea, Trade Figures Show -- Bloomberg
North Korea still has plenty of options as it faces new sanctions and a frosty Beijing -- CNBC
