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China resumes flights to North Korea after a six-year pause

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 367 words · By Sertac Aktan
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What to know about China resumes flights to North Korea after a six-year pause

Air China resumed direct flights to North Korea on Monday after a six-year pause.

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What happened

Air China resumed direct flights to North Korea on Monday after a six-year pause.

Why it matters

Following the return of rail services, the move signals a major step in reopening the isolated nation after strict pandemic-era border closures.

Common ground

China has announced that its flag carrier, Air China, will resume direct flights to North Korea after a six-year pause, following the restoration of passenger train services between Beijing and Pyongyang.

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Claim 1: “Transport links between the two capitals had been suspended since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when Pyongyang implemented a very strict border closure.”
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Claim 2: “Before the pandemic, there were an estimated 300,000 foreign visitors in 2019, according to South Korea's Institute for International Economic Policy, and Chinese visitors accounted for 90% of all tourists to North Korea.”
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Claim 3: “Air China resumed direct flights to North Korea on Monday after a six-year pause.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Korean People's Army Air Force (KPAF; Korean: 조선인민군 공군, romanized: Chosŏn-inmin'gun konggun; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 空軍) is the unified military aviation force of North Korea. It is the second largest branch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People's_Army_Air_Force
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — People defect from North Korea for political, material, safety and personal reasons. Defectors flee to various countries, mainly South Korea. In South Korea, they are referred to by several terms, inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_defectors
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Claim 4: “Kim Jong Un attended a massive military parade in Beijing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was Kim's first appearance at a Chinese military display.”
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Claim 5: “Beijing has frequently voiced disapproval over the North's persistent missile tests and nuclear ambitions.”
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Claim 6: “Following the return of rail services, the move signals a major step in reopening the isolated nation after strict pandemic-era border closures.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rail transport in North Korea is provided by Korean State Railway (조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 철도성, Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Ch'ŏldosŏng) which is the only rail operator in North Korea. It has a network o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_North_Korea
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Transport in North Korea is constrained by economic problems and government restrictions. Public transport predominates, and most of it is electrified.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_North_Korea
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Claim 7: “China has announced that its flag carrier, Air China, will resume direct flights to North Korea after a six-year pause, following the restoration of passenger train services between Beijing and Pyongyang.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pyongyang International Airport (Korean: 평양국제비행장) (IATA: FNJ, ICAO: ZKPY), also known as Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (Korean: 평양 순안 국제공항; Hanja: 平壤 順安 國際空港), is the sole international airpor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dandong-Pyongyang through train, numbered as 95/85 in China and 51/52 in DPRK, is an international train run between Dandong and Pyongyang. It commences operation since 1 January 1954. From 30 Jan 202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China Railways K27/28 is an international train running between Beijing and Pyongyang. It commenced operations on the 21 May 1954. The train is numbered differently depending on the section of its jou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K27/28_Beijing-Dandong-Pyongya…
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Claim 8: “While North Korean carrier Air Koryo already resumed flights to Beijing in 2023 and allowed Russian tour groups to visit in 2024, the return of China's air and railways are seen as a major economic milestone...”
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