North Korean and Chinese traders explore new smuggling routes amid rising costs and sanctions - Daily NK English

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North Korean and Chinese traders explore new smuggling routes amid rising costs and sanctions - Daily NK English

North Korean and Chinese traders operating in Sinuiju and Dandong are working to open a new sea-based smuggling route to circumvent international sanctions and cope with rising logistics costs. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source in North Pyongan Province told Daily NK on Friday that the rising cost of logistics via the overland route between Sinuiju and Dandong has prompted the traders to open the new route between Junggang County in C…