The Chinese city of Dandong aims to build more facilites at its border crossing with North Korea as the two countries resumed cross-border rail freight traffic, media reported, fuelling anticipation of the complete reopening of the border soon. North Korea shut its borders in January 2020, one of the first countries to do so after cases of COVID-19 infection were reported in neighboring China, its most important trade partner. The Chinese regime has also been wary in opening its borders to other countries. A Dandong government procurement tender notice dated Nov. 1 invites companies to bid for the management of construction at the port of entry at the New Yalu River Bridge, a vehicular dual-carriageway connecting Dandong with the North Korean town of Sinuiju. The bidding notice did not specify what facilities are to be built on the Dandong-side, only that the winning company would be responsible for managing the …