Peace along the border despite North Korean threats

North Korean soldiers are seen along the banks of the Yalu River in Sinuiju, North Korea, which borders Dandong in China's Liaoning province on April 16, 2017. -Reuters

DANDONG: One soldier enjoys a cigarette, another sits reading quietly on the riverbank: seen from the Chinese side of the border, North Korea’s army does not appear to be on a war footing despite all the bellicose language.

Dandong city is the main crossing point to North Korea, and every day hundreds of tourists embark on small boats for a cruise on the Yalu border river and a fleeting glimpse of another world.