(FILES) In this photo taken on January 11, 2018, the New Yalu River vehicle bridge is seen over the Yalu river between the North Korean town of Sinuiju and 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 Chandan KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)