北만포-中지안 연결 교량 8일에 개통... "북중수교 70주년 기념"<br /><br />North Korea and China have opened a new bridge across their border connecting the North Korean city of Manpo and the Chinese city of Jian.<br />The new bridge comes as neighbors and traditional allies are celebrating 70 years of diplomatic ties this year.<br />On Monday morning,... four North Korean buses took 120 Chinese tourists into Manpo,... who took a look around... before returning in the late afternoon.<br />Pyeongyang and Beijing finished building the bridge in 2016 but couldn't open it because of international sanctions.<br />Sources say China's regional governments are trying to work more with North Korea... because the central government can't because it has to maintain relations with the U.S.