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(10 Oct 2006) • Dandong City, Liaoning Province, China - 10 October 2006 • +++DAY SHOTS+++ • 1. Wide of China-DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Friendship Bridge across Yalu River at the China/North Korea border • 2. Medium of sign of China-North Korea Friendship Bridge • 3. Wide of Chinese soldiers at bridge • 4. Wide of Dandong Train Station with Chairman Mao statue in square • 5. Medium of newspaper seller • 6. Medium of man reading newspaper • 7. Close of newspaper with news of North Korean nuclear test • 8. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Vox Pop, Mr. Zhang, Dandong resident: • It is wrong for North Korea to conduct a nuclear test. It is not right. The whole world opposes the nuclear programme there. • 9. Close of man reading newspaper • 10. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Vox Pop, Mr.Gao, Dandong resident: • I don't really know what influence the nuclear test will have on us Dandong people, but I don't think it will affect our lives unless there is a war because of it. • 11. Close of North Korean flag in Sinuiju, North Korea, on the other side of the river, zoom out to wide • 12. Medium of people sitting at river bank in Sinuiju, North Korea • Dandong City, Liaoning Province, China - 9 October 2006 • +++NIGHT SHOTS+++ • 13. Various shots of a busy well lit street along river bank • 14. Wide of restaurant and hotel • 15. Medium of people in front of restaurant • 16. Medium of brightly lit street in Dandong, pan over river bridge to wide of Sinuiju in North Korea where there is no light • STORYLINE • AP Television pictures from China's border with North Korea on Tuesday showed a tranquil scene in North Korean territory at odds with the news reverberating across Asia and beyond. • In the Chinese city of Dandong, close to the border, Chinese people on the streets said North Korea was wrong to conduct the test, but thought it would not really affect their lives. • The only discernible difference from the same time on Monday morning was a marked decrease in traffic crossing the Friendship Bridge over the Yalu River that marks the border between China and North Korea. • In Dandong City people read news of North Korea's nuclear test in the newspapers. • Dandong City, with a population of 700-thousand, has seen tourism boom in the past two or three years, with an increasing number going into North Korea. • But perhaps the most striking difference between Dandong City on the Chinese side and Sinuiju in North Korea comes at night. • Bars and restaurants in China are open until 11 pm with many diners and tourists on well lit busy streets. • But across the Yalu River in North Korea, not a single light can be seen - Sinuiju is in total darkness.. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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