In Chinese border city, locals hope North Korea opens up
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DANDONG, China (AP) — When a green-and-yellow train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled slowly over a bridge into the Chinese city of Dandong late Saturday, few locals took notice. Over the past few decades, North Korea has receded into irrelevance as the contrast with China has grown starker and starker. Many Chinese […]