China and North Korea opened a second road bridge between the countries on Thursday, raising fears that the new crossing could help Pyongyang evade international sanctions.

The satellite image shows construction at a road bridge connecting Russia and North Korea at their tiny border on June 30, 2026. (Planet Labs / provided and annotated by FPRI) VIENNA — The first-ever road bridge linking North Korea and Russia across the ...

Russia and North Korea have opened their first dedicated road bridge across the Tumen River, linking Russia’s Khasan area with North Korea’s Rason region through a roughly one-kilometre, two-lane crossing alongside an existing railway bridge.

The first road bridge connecting Russia and North Korea has been opened, forging a symbolic link between the pair. The first flag-adorned trucks made their way across the one-kilometre (0.6-mile) two-lane ⁠bridge spanning the Tumen River on Monday.