Tag: Yanji

Residents in Chinese city not far from NK testing site say “no guarantees” of health safety

Residents in a Chinese city near the North Korean border said they have no way to protect themselves in the face of Pyongyang’s recent nuclear weapons test. North Korea carried out a nuclear test on Wednesday (January 6), although the U.S. government and weapons experts doubt Pyongyang’s assertion that the device it exploded was a powerful hydrogen bomb. The test angered both the United States and China, which was not given prior notice. Residents in […]

Residents in Chinese border express fear over North Korean nuclear test

Residents in Yanji, a Chinese city not far from the North Korean border, expressed concern and fear on Thursday (January 7), a day after North Korea’s latest nuclear test. North Korea said it successfully tested a powerful nuclear bomb on Wednesday (January 6), drawing threats of further sanctions even though the United States and weapons experts voiced doubts the device was as advanced as the isolated nation claimed. The underground explosion shook the earth so […]