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China Halts Tourism Into North Korea

China Halts Tourism Into North Korea
A North Korean man (bottom R) sells items to Chinese tourists on the Yalu river near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong in Liaoning Province on September 5, 2017. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
Annie Wu
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In China’s latest attempts to rein in North Korea and its expanding nuclear program, China has halted all tours into the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
Chinese tour operators based in the Chinese border city of Dandong—where most tours bringing Chinese tourists to North Korea start out—were informed by the Dandong Tourism Bureau on Nov. 7, the day before U.S. President Donald Trump’s first official visit to China, according to anonymous sources who spoke with Reuters.
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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