{"id":4399,"date":"2020-01-06T10:13:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T01:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/?p=4399"},"modified":"2020-01-14T10:21:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T01:21:44","slug":"border-between-north-korea-and-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2020\/01\/news\/border-between-north-korea-and-china\/","title":{"rendered":"\uff1cLatest Photo Report\uff1e A Trip to the North Korea-China Border (Part 1: The View Along the Yalu River)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A date? A young man and woman sit along the Yalu River having a chat. Sakju County, North Pyongan Province. Shot by ISHIMARU Jiro.<\/p><\/div>\n

ISHIMARU Jiro visited the North Korea-China border in early autumn last year. He has visited the area each year since the summer of 1993. On this visit, he travelled from Dandong City in Liaoning Province along the length of the Yalu River to Jilin Province, before following the border down to the mouth of the Tumen River.<\/p>\n

ISHIMARU Jiro covers domestic affairs with the help of a reporting partner living in North Korea. Normally, they use Chinese mobile phones that have been smuggled into North Korea. As foreign journalists in North Korea are constantly monitored by \u201cguides,\u201d it is not easy to cover the reality of the country.<\/p>\n

News coverage from China is also limited due to various restrictions but it is possible to make one\u2019s own way to the 1,400 kilometer-long border to see North Korea firsthand. Keeping in mind the latest information sent from within the country, ISHIMARU Jiro watches the border and waits to contact North Koreans who leave for China, legally and illegally.<\/p>\n

The Yalu river is about 800 kilometers long, far longer than any river in ISHIMARU Jiro\u2019s native Japan. Along the river, North Korean authorities pay keen attention to their country\u2019s \u201coutside appearance\u201d as seen from the Chinese side- remodeling old buildings and instructing residents to be careful about their behavior and dress. Nevertheless, one can catch a glimpse of the daily lives of North Korean people living along the river and see the effects of policies made in Pyongyang.<\/p>\n

\u203b All photos were taken in September 2019 by ISHIMARU Jiro.<\/p>\n

\uff1cLatest Photo Report\uff1e A Trip to the North Korea-China (Part 2: No More North Korean Refugees at the Tight Tumen River Border)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Next page :A dam built during the Japanese colonial period...<\/strong>
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Photo 1<\/p>\n

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A dam built during the Japanese colonial period. On the right is North Korea. The dam is jointly operated by China and North Korea.<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo 2<\/p>\n

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The Yalu River is quite beautiful. The water is clear and there are many fish. This stretch of the river attracts North Koreans with fishing nets. Sakju County, North Pyongan Province.<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo 3<\/p>\n

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Women washing clothes in the Yalu River. The river provides drinking water and many people come to swim in the summer. Sakju County, North Pyongan Province.<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo 4<\/p>\n

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A day of good weather. Washed clothes are laid out to dry alongside the river. Sakju County, North Pyongan Province.<\/p><\/div>\n

Next page :A map of the China-North Korea border region...<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Map<\/p>\n

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A map of the China-North Korea border region. (Produced by ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo 5<\/p>\n

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The Cheongsu Chemical Factory with a partially collapsed roof. Smoke is coming out of one of the nearby chimneys, so operations do not seem to have been halted completely. Sakju County, North Pyongan Province.<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo 6<\/p>\n

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The Cheongsu Chemical Factory viewed through a telescopic lens. The slogan reads \u201cGive your heart to the motherland!\u201d Sakju County, North Pyongan Province.<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo 7<\/p>\n

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Passengers get off the bus at a checkpoint to be checked by a soldier. Sakju County, North Pyongan Province.<\/p><\/div>\n

Next page :The checkpoint viewed through a telescopic lens...<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photo 8<\/p>\n

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The checkpoint viewed through a telescopic lens. Border guards in camouflage uniforms and soldiers in khaki military uniforms wearing armbands check the travel certificates of each passenger. The border area is heavily controlled. Sakju County, North Pyongan Province.<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo 9<\/p>\n

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The border guard makes a phone call. It looks like there are sandbags to the sides. The structure in front is a \u201cstake-out\u201d guard post- built partially underground. Sakju County, North Pyongan Province.<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo 10<\/p>\n

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Straw stacked in a wheat field following a harvest. News of bad harvests has been coming from all over the country this year. Near Manpo City, Jagang Province.<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo 11<\/p>\n

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The top of Mt. Baekdu, as seen from the Chinese side. Across, on the right side, is North Korea.<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo 12<\/p>\n

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Looking at the North Korean side through a telescopic lens, human figures can be clearly seen. One can even see a large satellite dish.
Heaven Lake at the top of Mount Baekdu.<\/p><\/div>\n

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