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By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com

SEOUL — North Korea and China have signed a formal agreement on building a high-speed railroad linking the Chinese border with the North’s capital Pyongyang and the southern city of Kaesong, a source said.

The accord signed in February, and which could involve South Korea, calls for the two neighbors to build the 376-km high-speed railway and a highway that will run alongside the rail line, he said.

The deal sheds light on China-North Korean ties following the purge and execution of Kim Jong-Un’s uncle Jang Song-Thaek in December.

A Unification Ministry official said the South Korean government has also obtained a copy of the high-speed railway agreement.

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  China to build high-speed railroad to N.Korea in deal that could involve S. Korea, Jang Song-Thaek, Kaesong, Kim Jong-Un, Unification Ministry