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Chinese Government provides RMB 137 million grant for Namyang-Tumen Border Bridge Construction Project

¥137M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of North Korea
Country	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Start Date	Sep 15, 2015
End Date	Mar 02, 2028
Duration	4,552 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`63619`

Grant Description

On September 15, 2015, the Chinese Government and the Government of North Korea signed an agreement regarding the Namyang-Tumen Border Bridge Construction Project.

The agreement was signed in Pyongyang by North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Pak Myong-guk and the Chinese Ambassador to North Korea, Li Jinjun. The Chinese Government agreed to finance the project with an RMB 137 million grant.

The purpose of the project was to construct an 800 meter-long, two-way, four-lane bridge (exact locational coordinates: 42.94905, 129.849236) over the Tumen River to connect the North Korean border city of Nanyang and the Chinese border city of Tumen.

Tumen Port, consisting of a road port and railway port, is an international passenger and cargo transportation port, and the second-largest land port in China to North Korea. Opposite the port is Nanyang Port of North Korea with an annual cargo capacity of 5.6 million tons. The project commenced in 2016.

Construction was temporarily suspended in January 2017 due to snowfall and cold temperatures.

However, new road work on the Chinese side of the bridge ramped up in early May 2020, and a building immediately in front of the bridge entrance was demolished in late June 2020. Satellite imagery shows that roadwork continued through late July 2020. The project was completed on August 31, 2020.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Cross-Border Tumen River Bridge Project and the Construction of the New Territories River Highway Bridge between the Chinese and Korean Tumen-Nanyang Port Project. The Korean project title is 도문대교. The Chinese project title is 图们大桥 or 中朝图们—南阳口岸新界河公路桥.

📚 Sources & References

中国朝鲜在图们江边境修建新大桥
新图们江大桥有望明年竣工将成中朝贸易新通道
中朝签署《中朝图们—南阳口岸新界河公路桥建桥协定》
Construction again stalled at Tumen’s new bridge to North Korea, images suggest
Amid improving Sino-DPRK relations, work on Tumen River bridge accelerates
中朝签署《中朝图们—南阳口岸新界河公路桥建桥协定》
中朝将在图们江上建公路桥
连接图们和南阳新大桥竣工
Rajin (DPRK) – Khasan (Russia) Railway and Port Study Project: Preliminary Forecast on Transport Volumes and Shipping Costs at Pacific End of Tumen Transport Corridor
N. Korea
China sign deal to build new bridge over Tumen River
New border bridge between North Korea and China: all is well in the border areas
Construction progress at Tumen city’s new bridge appears stalled: imagery
China steps closer to opening bridge meant to boost trade with North Korea
New Sino-DPRK cross-border road bridge may open soon, photos suggest
New China-North Korea Tumen Road Bridge Nears Completion
Making Solid Tracks: North Korea’s Railway Connections with China and Russia
中华人民共和国政府和朝鲜民主主义人民共和国政府关于共同建设、管理和维护中朝图们—南阳口岸新界河公路桥的协定 Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.