The lofty ideals of common development, not bitter competition between Tumen partners, is what the project is supposed to foster.

ECONOMIST: It looks good, even with North Korea as a partner

North Korea's presence is much less visible, even though the Tumen River border is only 27 km away.

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UN, claim that, as the Tumen project advances, all will benefit equally.

ECONOMIST: It looks good, even with North Korea as a partner

For most visitors it means a trip to Beijing, then to Yanji in China's Jilin province, by car to Tumen City on the border and then by car to Rajin.

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