The New Yalu River Bridge connecting China with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will officially open to traffic on Thursday, with a joint opening ceremony to be held by the two countries, the Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.
连接中国和朝鲜民主主义人民共和国的新鸭绿江大桥将于周四正式通车，两国将共同举行通车仪式。外交部于周三发布上述消息。
The new bridge will further facilitate trade and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a regular news conference in Beijing.
外交部发言人毛宁在北京例行记者会上表示，新大桥将进一步促进两国贸易和人文交流。
The China-DPRK Friendship Bridge, a one-way link built in 1937, was the only land route connecting Liaoning province with the North Pyongan province of the DPRK, according to Xinhua News Agency.
据新华社消息，1937 年建成的单向通行中朝友谊桥，曾是连接中国辽宁省与朝鲜平安北道的唯一陆路通道。
A statement released by the Foreign Ministry said the two governments signed an agreement in February 2010 on the joint construction, management and maintenance of the border highway bridge.
外交部发布的声明称，两国政府于 2010 年 2 月签署协议，商定合作建设、管理和维护这座边境公路大桥。
Construction of the 3,026-meter-long bridge began on Dec 31, 2010, with a total investment of 2.22 billion yuan ($331.69 million), fully funded by China, according to a 2014 Xinhua report.
据新华社 2014 年报道，这座全长 3026 米的大桥于 2010 年 12 月 31 日开工建设，总投资 22.2 亿元人民币（折合 3.3169 亿美元），资金全部由中方承担。
Located adjacent to the Guomenwan trade zone in Dandong, Liaoning, the new bridge is a modern dual carriage four-lane cross-border highway, which is expected to significantly increase port capacity, greatly reduce cross-border logistics time and lower transportation costs.
新大桥毗邻辽宁丹东国门湾贸易区，是现代化双向四车道跨境公路大桥，有望大幅提升口岸通行能力，显著压缩跨境物流时长，降低运输成本。
The Dandong Port is China's largest land port and goods distribution center for trade with the DPRK.
丹东口岸是中国对朝贸易最大的陆路口岸和商品集散地。
Data released by the General Administration of Customs in January showed that the bilateral trade volume between China and the DPRK reached $2.74 billion in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 25.5 percent.
海关总署 1 月发布的数据显示，2025 年中朝双边贸易额达 27.4 亿美元，同比增长 25.5%。
Data from Dandong Customs showed that the import volume of the Guomenwan trade zone exceeded 160 million yuan in 2025, with 22,000 person-visits participating in such trade during the year.
丹东海关数据显示，2025 年国门湾贸易区进口额超 1.6 亿元人民币，全年参与相关贸易活动达 2.2 万人次。
"The opening of the new bridge fills a gap in China-DPRK land freight channels, significantly enhancing cross-border logistics capabilities, broadening bilateral goods circulation channels, and promoting the expansion and optimization of China-DPRK trade scale and structure," said Zhou Jingyan, deputy dean of the School of Economics at Liaodong University in Dandong. She added that the port in Dandong helps drive the aggregation of logistics, foreign trade processing and commercial services industries. "The new bridge will reduce logistics costs and shorten delivery times, directly benefiting numerous border trade merchants and local residents," she said.
辽东学院经济学院副院长周景艳表示：“新大桥通车填补了中朝陆路货运通道的空白，大幅提升跨境物流能力，拓宽双边商品流通渠道，推动中朝贸易规模扩大与结构优化。” 她补充说，丹东口岸有利于带动物流、外贸加工、商贸服务产业集聚。“新大桥将降低物流成本、缩短交货周期，直接惠及众多边贸商户和当地居民。”
In the past, Dandong focused primarily on general trade, with most goods transiting through without local processing or industrial upgrade. Now, the area has developed a collaborative development pattern of border trade, general trade, and cross-border e-commerce, with the zone achieving dual-channel operation for imports and exports.
过去丹东以一般贸易为主，多数货物只是过境，缺少本地加工和产业升级。如今当地形成边贸、一般贸易、跨境电商协同发展格局，贸易区实现进出口双通道运营。
"The new bridge opening will surely alleviate the traffic pressure on the old bridge and logistics will be more convenient," said Chen Quantong, chairman of Dandong Humaohui E-commerce Technology Industrial Park Co.
丹东互贸汇电商科技产业园董事长陈全通表示：“新大桥通车必将缓解老桥通行压力，物流会更加便利。”
According to Liaoning's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), Dandong is positioned as a key node in domestic and international dual circulation, leveraging its unique location along the border, coast and river to become an important gateway to the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.
根据辽宁省 “十五五” 规划（2026—2030 年），丹东定位为国内国际双循环重要节点城市，依托沿江、沿海、沿边的独特区位优势，打造面向朝鲜半岛和东北亚的重要门户。
bridge /brɪdʒ/n. 桥梁
trade /treɪd/n. 贸易
border /ˈbɔːdə(r)/n. 边境
logistics /ləˈdʒɪstɪks/n. 物流
