Progress slow at China’s largest new customs port on its border with North Korea



Analysis Progress slow at China’s largest new customs port on its border with North Korea Sanctions may have slowed project's pace, but scope reflects regions plans for cross-border trade Colin Zwirko September 30, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Hunchun Xinwen Construction on the latest Chinese customs and inspections port going up along the country’s border with North Korea, set to become one of its largest, has seen slow progress since starting in 2017. Originally intended to open at the end of 2018, recent images taken at the site and obtained by NK Pro show that work on the Quanhe International Port Joint Inspection complex (圈河国际口岸联检楼及附属设施), while advancing steadily, still has a ways to go. While the project is yet another sign of confidence among local leaders in prospects for growth in cross-border trade despite ongoing international sanctions Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01What to make of Kim Jong Un’s plenum call for ‘most hardline’ posture toward US 02North Korea building new warship likely to be country’s largest, photos show 03Suspected North Korean drone base and factory face construction slowdown 04Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil 05In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before 06Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 07How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 08How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties

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Progress slow at China’s largest new customs port on its border with North Korea

Sanctions may have slowed project's pace, but scope reflects regions plans for cross-border trade

Colin Zwirko September 30, 2019

Progress slow at China’s largest new customs port on its border with North Korea

Hunchun Xinwen

Construction on the latest Chinese customs and inspections port going up along the country’s border with North Korea, set to become one of its largest, has seen slow progress since starting in 2017.

Originally intended to open at the end of 2018, recent images taken at the site and obtained by NK Pro show that work on the Quanhe International Port Joint Inspection complex (圈河国际口岸联检楼及附属设施), while advancing steadily, still has a ways to go.

While the project is yet another sign of confidence among local leaders in prospects for growth in cross-border trade despite ongoing international sanctions

01What to make of Kim Jong Un’s plenum call for ‘most hardline’ posture toward US
02North Korea building new warship likely to be country’s largest, photos show
03Suspected North Korean drone base and factory face construction slowdown
04Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil
05In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before
06Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade
07How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand
08How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties

Progress slow at China’s largest new customs port on its border with North Korea

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