[국제]North Korea “I came to see building materials” in China after 1 year of border closure

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North Korea, which has locked the border tightly for more than a year due to Corona 19, has sent experts to China to find out’building materials’.

As for us, we are interested in whether North Korea is trying to lift the border blockade, but there is an analysis that it is too early.

Correspondent Kang Seong-woong reports in Beijing.

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A representative of a North Korean state-owned company visited Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province, China this week.

The head of the visit is Shin Yong-nam, who holds the title of president of Wonyu Corporation under the Ministry of Chemical Industry, and Shin Young-nam in Chinese characters.

The first site they visited was a cement factory.

We then toured factories that make fire-resistant building materials such as bricks and tiles.

[산시 다펑 도자기유한회사 관계자 / 북한 대표단 방문 회사 : 그 (북한)사람들이 와서 우리 회사 설비의 성능과 생산품, 그리고 용도 등 주로 조사했습니다.]

Officials in Tongchuan City also said that North Korean delegations mainly came to see construction materials production facilities.

Given that the Chinese side’s trade manager was in charge, he may have come to investigate imports of materials or technology.

Therefore, there is a prospect that North Korea will gradually lift the blockade and resume trade with China.

North Korea’s appointment of economic expert Li Ryong-nam as its ambassador to China last month also contributes to this observation.

However, it is difficult to argue that the border will not be opened for the time being due to the influx of Corona 19.

As a group of Russian diplomats recently walked out on the Tuman River iron bridge, North Korea is still completely blocking its borders.

It is not known exactly when this visitor crossed the border between North Korea and China.

It may be a one-time tour under the special direction of the Chairman of the State Council Kim Jong-un.

Shin Yong-nam was introduced as a patriot in the labor newspaper, saying he made great contributions to the self-reliance of acrylic paint technology.

Although there are signs of North Korea’s resumption of economic exchanges with China, what happens to the Corona 19 situation remains the biggest variable.

YTN Sungwoong Kang in Beijing[[email protected]]is.

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