Border Trade Between China and DPRK Restored

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, July 13, 2003

Border Trade Between China and DPRK Restored

Border trade through Quanhe portin Hunchun city of northeast China's Jilin Province and Wonjong-riport of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) returned to normal on Saturday.

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Border trade through Quanhe portin Hunchun city of northeast China's Jilin Province and Wonjong-riport of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) returned to normal on Saturday.

Normal trade resumed after the DPRK lifted restrictions on the entry of Chinese citizens, which were imposed in April during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in parts of China.

Quanhe was the biggest trading port along the Jilin-DPRK border,facing Wonjong-ri across the Tumen River and neighboring the biggest economic development zone of the DPRK.

Quanhe has played an important role in trade between the two countries. In the first three months, the number of tourists through the port reached 56,000 and more than 30,000 tons of cargowent through the port.

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