A general view shows the North Korean side of a new cross-border bridge linking China and North Korea, as seen from Dandong, Liaoning Province, on October 15, 2026. A new four-lane road bridge linking China and North Korea finally opened on October 15, 12 years late, enabling the Asian giant and its isolated nuclear-armed neighbour to step up cross-border trade substantially. (Photo by Michael ZHANG / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view shows the North Korean side of a new cross-border bridge linking China and North Korea, as seen from Dandong, Liaoning Province, on October 15, 2026. A new four-lane road bridge linking China and North Korea finally opened on October 15, 12 years late, enabling the Asian giant and its isolated nuclear-armed neighbour to step up cross-border trade substantially. (Photo by Michael ZHANG / AFP via Getty Images)

People gather near the new cross-border bridge linking China and North Korea in Dandong, Liaoning Province, on October 15, 2026. A new four-lane road bridge linking China and North Korea finally opened on October 15, 12 years late, enabling the Asian giant and its isolated nuclear-armed neighbour to step up cross-border trade substantially. (Photo by Michael ZHANG / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman poses for a photo with the new cross-border bridge linking China and North Korea in the background in Dandong, Liaoning Province, on October 15, 2026. A new four-lane road bridge linking China and North Korea finally opened on October 15, 12 years late, enabling the Asian giant and its isolated nuclear-armed neighbour to step up cross-border trade substantially. (Photo by Michael ZHANG / AFP via Getty Images)

A truck bearing a North Korean flag crosses the new cross-border bridge linking China and North Korea in Dandong, Liaoning Province, on October 15, 2026. A new four-lane road bridge linking China and North Korea finally opened on October 15, 12 years late, enabling the Asian giant and its isolated nuclear-armed neighbour to step up cross-border trade substantially. (Photo by Michael ZHANG / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view shows the new cross-border bridge linking China and North Korea in Dandong, Liaoning Province, on October 15, 2026. A new four-lane road bridge linking China and North Korea finally opened on October 15, 12 years late, enabling the Asian giant and its isolated nuclear-armed neighbour to step up cross-border trade substantially. (Photo by Michael ZHANG / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view shows the new cross-border bridge linking China and North Korea in Dandong, Liaoning Province, on October 15, 2026. A new four-lane road bridge linking China and North Korea finally opened on October 15, 12 years late, enabling the Asian giant and its isolated nuclear-armed neighbour to step up cross-border trade substantially. (Photo by Michael ZHANG / AFP via Getty Images)

People wait to cross a street in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on October 15, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)