Yalu River

Reuters North Korean soldiers guarded the banks of Yalu River on the country's border with China Tuesday.

North Korea Seals Chinese Border Jeremy Page 2011

A rapid U.N. counter-offensive drove the North Koreans past the 38th Parallel, almost to the Yalu River, and the People's Republic of China entered the war on the side of the North.

South Korea Marks 61st Anniversary of Start of Korean War 2011

But old Communist ties die hard, not to mention Beijing's fear of U.S. forces being positioned just south of the Yalu River.

'The Great Successor' John Bolton 2011

Reuters North Korean soldiers stand on the banks of Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong on Tuesday.

North Korea Seals Chinese Border Jeremy Page 2011

Aided by South Korean activists, they could begin moving north toward the Yalu River border with China or south to the Demilitarized Zone DMZ, which has divided North from South since the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement.

'The Great Successor' John Bolton 2011

One of those agreements was for China to fund construction of a $250 million bridge across the Yalu River that separates the two countries.

Chinese Firm to Invest in North Korea Jay Solomon 2011

Briefly gaining the upper hand in the fall of 1950 and eager for a Cold War victory, Washington sent U.S. and South Korean troops to the Yalu River, provoking Chinese intervention in the war.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

On the afternoon of June 23, 1952, workers at the massive Suiho Dam complex along the Yalu River continued to pump hydroelectric power into China and North Korea.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

In the meantime USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg was shepherding through the JCS removal of all restrictions on attacks against Yalu River hydroelectric installations.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

One immediate concern is that China's Peoples Liberation Army will decide to intervene, hoping to avoid massive refugee flows across the Yalu River into China and to stabilize whatever government exists in Pyongyang.

'The Great Successor' John Bolton 2011