(FILES) This picture taken on May 30, 2018 shows a general view of the New Yalu River vehicle bridge leading to the North Korean city of Sinuiju seen from the border city of Dandong, in China's northeast Liaoning province. A new bridge linking China and North Korea will open this week, Chinese state media reported on October 14, 2026, twelve years after its construction, in another sign of deepening economic relations between the Asian giant and its poor neighbour. (Photo by FRED DUFOUR / AFP via Getty Images)