Chinese-Korean Border Fence
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The Chinese-Korean Border Fence is a fence constructed on both sides of the 1,416-kilometre border shared between China
and North Korea
. This fence exists along the Yalu River
and Tumen River
.
s. China's PLA
recently conducted military exercises and deployed additional troops near the North Korean border. They have also stepped up patrols and inspections along the border.
The fence is constructed of 2.5-meter-high,T-shaped concrete poles strung with barbed wire and constructed along the Yalu river with lower banks and narrower width.
China had left their border lightly guarded but it has become a security concern as tens of thousands of North Korean refugees began trickling across the border.
In November 2007, a U.S. official stated that China was building more "fences and installations at key border outposts".
, which marks the border between North Korea and China, and has also built a road to guard the area. However, they have yet to string barbed wire fencing between the posts.
China
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and North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. This fence exists along the Yalu River
Yalu River
The Yalu River or the Amnok River is a river on the border between North Korea and the People's Republic of China....
and Tumen River
Tumen River
The Tumen River is a 521 km-long river that serves as part of the boundary between China, North Korea, and Russia, rising in Mount Baekdu and flowing into the Sea of Japan....
.
China's side
China has put up a massive concrete and barbed wire fence along parts of its border with North Korea to block a possible influx of refugeeRefugee
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s. China's PLA
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
recently conducted military exercises and deployed additional troops near the North Korean border. They have also stepped up patrols and inspections along the border.
The fence is constructed of 2.5-meter-high,T-shaped concrete poles strung with barbed wire and constructed along the Yalu river with lower banks and narrower width.
China had left their border lightly guarded but it has become a security concern as tens of thousands of North Korean refugees began trickling across the border.
In November 2007, a U.S. official stated that China was building more "fences and installations at key border outposts".
North Korea's side
In August 2007, North Korea started building a fence along parts of its border with China, in an apparent move to prevent North Koreans from fleeing the country. There are posts along a 10 kilometer stretch along a narrow tributary of the Yalu RiverYalu River
The Yalu River or the Amnok River is a river on the border between North Korea and the People's Republic of China....
, which marks the border between North Korea and China, and has also built a road to guard the area. However, they have yet to string barbed wire fencing between the posts.